AMD A6-9400 vs Intel Pentium G4620

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and Intel Pentium G4620 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 Pentium G4620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 99900% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	2019 vs January 2017
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4620

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 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2249 vs 1664
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3754 vs 2717

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2249 vs 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	3754 vs 2717

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

2249

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

3754

Name	AMD A6-9400	Intel Pentium G4620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	2249
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	3754
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		909
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2095

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	Intel Pentium G4620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaby Lake
Launch date	2019	January 2017
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1551	1570
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$111.42
Processor Number		G4620
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		13.76
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	3.70 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	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °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	1.1 GHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x5912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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	51 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 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		4.4
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