AMD A6-9500E vs Intel Core i3-4360T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500E and Intel Core i3-4360T 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.

AMD A6-9500E

Intel Core i3-4360T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500E

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 66.4°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	27 July 2017 vs July 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 66.4°C
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4360T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1873 vs 1369
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3286 vs 1725

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1873 vs 1369
PassMark - CPU mark	3286 vs 1725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9500E
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4360T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1369

1873

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1725

3286

Name	AMD A6-9500E	Intel Core i3-4360T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369	1873
PassMark - CPU mark	1725	3286
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3331

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9500E	Intel Core i3-4360T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	July 2014
OPN PIB	AD9500AHABBOX
OPN Tray	AD9500AHM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1400	1397
Price now	$59.99
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Value for money (0-100)	14.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i3-4360T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.20 GHz
Compute Cores	6
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	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	4
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 threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.15 GHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Series	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12	11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	Up to 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® 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		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)