AMD A6-9500 vs Intel Core i5-4670R

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500 and Intel Core i5-4670R processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs June 2013
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4670R

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2164 vs 1624
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5233 vs 1869
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2164 vs 1624
PassMark - CPU mark 5233 vs 1869

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4670R

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1624
2164
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1869
5233
Name AMD A6-9500 Intel Core i5-4670R
PassMark - Single thread mark 1624 2164
PassMark - CPU mark 1869 5233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 800
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 Intel Core i5-4670R

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Crystal Well
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 June 2013
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 1191 1178
Price now $56.83 $276
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Value for money (0-100) 15.52 7.92
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i5-4670R
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.00 GHz
Compute Cores 8
Die size 246 mm 177 mm
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C 71 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz 1.3 GHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon R5 Series Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0xD22
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 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

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12 11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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 image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

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)