AMD A6-9500 vs AMD Athlon X4 950

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500 and AMD Athlon X4 950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 A6-9500

AMD Athlon X4 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1640 vs 1630
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3610 vs 1879
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 514 vs 484
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1557 vs 800

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640 vs 1630
PassMark - CPU mark	3610 vs 1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514 vs 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557 vs 800

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1630

1640

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1879

3610

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

484

514

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

800

1557

Name	AMD A6-9500	AMD Athlon X4 950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1630	1640
PassMark - CPU mark	1879	3610
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	484	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	800	1557
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6783

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9500	AMD Athlon X4 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$60
OPN PIB	AD9500AGABBOX	AD950XAGABBOX
OPN Tray	AD9500AGM23AB	AD950XAGM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1187	2098
Price now	$56.83	$59.99
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	AMD Athlon X4
Value for money (0-100)	15.52	26.05
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Compute Cores	8
Die size	246 mm	246 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Transistor count	1178 million	1178 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45/65 Watt	45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)