AMD A6-9400 vs Intel Core i7-7700T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and Intel Core i7-7700T 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, 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), 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 i7-7700T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 97268% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 80°C

Launch date	2019 vs January 2017
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 80°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7700T

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: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2156 vs 1664
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7632 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 160 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2156 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	7632 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7700T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

2156

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

7632

Name	AMD A6-9400	Intel Core i7-7700T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	2156
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	7632
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		137.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.444
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		31.414
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1720
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1660
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2953
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1720
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1660
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2953

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	Intel Core i7-7700T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaby Lake
Launch date	2019	January 2017
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1460	1465
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
Price now		$395.08
Processor Number		i7-7700T
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.83
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	2.90 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	80°C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.15 GHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x5912
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	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
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