AMD A6-9225 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9225 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A6-9225

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9225

Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1338 vs 1210
4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.391 vs 0.33

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1338 vs 1210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.391 vs 0.33

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1234 vs 1161

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1234 vs 1161

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9225
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1161

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1338

1210

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.391

0.33

Name	AMD A6-9225	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1161	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1338	1210
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4199
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.391	0.33
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		738
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.408

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9225	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	January 2008
OPN Tray	AM9225AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1660	2981
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Wolfdale
Price now		$129.95
Processor Number		E8400
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.87
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.00 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
L1 cache		128 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		LGA775
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)