AMD A6-9500 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD A6-9500

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1630 vs 1452
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 484 vs 460

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs April 2010
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1630 vs 1452
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	484 vs 460

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3797 vs 1879
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1974 vs 800

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3797 vs 1879
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1974 vs 800

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1630

1452

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1879

3797

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

484

460

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

800

1974

Name	AMD A6-9500	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1630	1452
PassMark - CPU mark	1879	3797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	484	460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	800	1974
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.417

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9500	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Thuban
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
OPN PIB	AD9500AGABBOX
OPN Tray	AD9500AGM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1187	2826
Price now	$56.83
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)	15.52
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Compute Cores	8
Die size	246 mm	346 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	6
Transistor count	1178 million	904 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8
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™)