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.

 

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 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2094 vs 1664
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6346 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 2094 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark 6346 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1664
2094
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2717
6346
Name AMD A6-9400 Intel Core i7-4790T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1664 2094
PassMark - CPU mark 2717 6346
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 1551 1545
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)