AMD A6-9400 vs Intel Core i5-8600

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and Intel Core i5-8600 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-9400

Intel Core i5-8600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 85947% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 4.30 GHz

Launch date	2019 vs February 2018
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 4.30 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8600

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 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
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2580 vs 1664
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9946 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 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
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2580 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	9946 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

2580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

9946

Name	AMD A6-9400	Intel Core i5-8600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	2580
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	9946
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1129
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5043
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5392
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2012
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4235
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2012
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4235

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	Intel Core i5-8600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Coffee Lake
Launch date	2019	February 2018
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1462	959
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$244.47
Processor Number		i5-8600
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		15.20
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	3.10 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	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	6
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		9216 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E92
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	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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