AMD A6-9400 vs Intel Core i3-9100F

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and Intel Core i3-9100F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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.

AMD A6-9400

Intel Core i3-9100F

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 87995% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 4.20 GHz

Launch date	2019 vs 23 April 2019
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 4.20 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100F

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 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 1664
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6742 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	6742 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-9100F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

2502

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

6742

Name	AMD A6-9400	Intel Core i3-9100F
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	2502
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	6742
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1078
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2548

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	Intel Core i3-9100F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Coffee Lake
Launch date	2019	23 April 2019
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1451	1424
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$389
Processor Number		i3-9100F
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
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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
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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)