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).

AMD A6-9400

Intel Core i3-8350K

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	1553	1558
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