AMD A6-9500 vs Intel Core i5-6600K
Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500 and Intel Core i5-6600K 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), 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- Around 41% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 64°C
- Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 91 Watt
Launch date | 27 July 2017 vs 5 August 2015 |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C vs 64°C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 91 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6600K
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2327 vs 1624
- 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6327 vs 1869
- 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1103 vs 484
- 4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3627 vs 800
- Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1883 vs 1134
- Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3632 vs 2148
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6856 vs 6783
- Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1883 vs 1134
- Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3632 vs 2148
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6856 vs 6783
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2327 vs 1624 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6327 vs 1869 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1103 vs 484 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3627 vs 800 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1883 vs 1134 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3632 vs 2148 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 6856 vs 6783 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1883 vs 1134 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3632 vs 2148 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 6856 vs 6783 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A6-9500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600K
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Name | AMD A6-9500 | Intel Core i5-6600K |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1624 | 2327 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1869 | 6327 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 484 | 1103 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 800 | 3627 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1134 | 1883 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2148 | 3632 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 6783 | 6856 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1134 | 1883 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2148 | 3632 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 6783 | 6856 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 2547 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.973 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 83.338 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.497 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.388 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 6.333 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A6-9500 | Intel Core i5-6600K | |
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Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge | Skylake |
Family | AMD A-Series Processors | |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 | 5 August 2015 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | $242 |
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 | 1192 | 1196 |
Price now | $56.83 | $258.11 |
Series | AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops | 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors |
Value for money (0-100) | 15.52 | 9.19 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Processor Number | i5-6600K | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.50 GHz |
Compute Cores | 8 | |
Die size | 246 mm | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 72 °C |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | 64°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.90 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of GPU cores | 6 | |
Transistor count | 1178 million | |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
L1 cache | 256 KB | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | |
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 1029 MHz | 1.15 GHz |
iGPU core count | 6 | |
Processor graphics | Radeon R5 Series | Intel® HD Graphics 530 |
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Device ID | 0x1912 | |
Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.15 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Clear Video technology | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Max video memory | 64 GB | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
Vulkan | ||
OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 45/65 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1151 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 91 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2015D (130W) | |
Peripherals |
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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 |
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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 | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
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 |
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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 |
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4K resolution support | ||
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | |
Max resolution over VGA | N / A | |
Max resolution over WiDi | 1080p | |
Security & Reliability |
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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 |