AMD A6-9400 vs Intel Core i7-4790T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and Intel Core i7-4790T 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.

AMD A6-9400

Intel Core i7-4790T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

Around 94772% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 71.45°C
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB

Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 71.45°C
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2088 vs 1664
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6334 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2088 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	6334 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

2088

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

6334

Name	AMD A6-9400	Intel Core i7-4790T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	2088
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	6334
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		893
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3070

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	Intel Core i7-4790T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Haswell
Launch date	2019	Q2'14
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1460	1461
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-4790T
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	71.45°C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
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® My WiFi technology
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
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)