AMD A6-9225 vs Intel Core i5-8265U

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9225 and Intel Core i5-8265U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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 i5-8265U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8265U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2044 vs 1161
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5877 vs 1338
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1665 vs 754
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1665 vs 754
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3208 vs 1522
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3208 vs 1522
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5740 vs 4199
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5740 vs 4199
18.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 26.164 vs 1.391

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2044 vs 1161
PassMark - CPU mark	5877 vs 1338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1665 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1665 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3208 vs 1522
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3208 vs 1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5740 vs 4199
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5740 vs 4199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	26.164 vs 1.391

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9225
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8265U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1161

2044

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1338

5877

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

754

1665

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

754

1665

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1522

3208

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1522

3208

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4199

5740

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4199

5740

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.391

26.164

Name	AMD A6-9225	Intel Core i5-8265U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1161	2044
PassMark - CPU mark	1338	5877
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	754	1665
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	754	1665
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1522	3208
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1522	3208
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4199	5740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4199	5740
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.391	26.164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2803
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		296.492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		17.731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		29.943

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9225	Intel Core i5-8265U
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	21 August 2018
OPN Tray	AM9225AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1660	964
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Whiskey Lake
Price now		$297
Processor Number		i5-8265U
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.04
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	1.60 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		123 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		8
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x3EA0
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.80 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46x24
Sockets supported		FCBGA1528
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)