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: 2326 vs 1624
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6322 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 2326 vs 1624
PassMark - CPU mark 6322 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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1624
2326
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1869
6322
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
484
1103
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
800
3627
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1134
1883
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2148
3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6783
6856
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1134
1883
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2148
3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6783
6856
Name AMD A6-9500 Intel Core i5-6600K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1624 2326
PassMark - CPU mark 1869 6322
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

Essentials

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 1191 1195
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

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

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

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

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

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12 12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

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

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
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

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

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

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