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).

AMD A6-9500

Intel Core i5-4670R

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 1629
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5233 vs 1876

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2164 vs 1629
PassMark - CPU mark	5233 vs 1876

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1629

2164

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1876

5233

Name	AMD A6-9500	Intel Core i5-4670R
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629	2164
PassMark - CPU mark	1876	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	1110	1079
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)