AMD A6-9400 vs Intel Core i3-8350K

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and Intel Core i3-8350K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 92400% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 4 GHz
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 91 Watt
Launch date 2019 vs October 2017
Maximum frequency 3700 MHz vs 4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 91 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8350K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 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 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2476 vs 1664
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6871 vs 2717
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 160 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2476 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark 6871 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8350K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1664
2476
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2717
6871
Name AMD A6-9400 Intel Core i3-8350K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1664 2476
PassMark - CPU mark 2717 6871
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1176
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3902
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 154.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 33.212

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-9400 Intel Core i3-8350K

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Coffee Lake
Launch date 2019 October 2017
OPN Tray AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating 1551 1557
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $184.99
Processor Number i3-8350K
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 14.73

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3400 MHz 4.00 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3700 MHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache 8196 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon R5 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID 0x3E91
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 91 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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 interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot