AMD A6-9500E vs Intel Core i7-6700

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500E and Intel Core i7-6700 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, 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), 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 A6-9500E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71°C
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2240 vs 978
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs 5 August 2015
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 71°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2240 vs 978

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2288 vs 1369
  • 4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8075 vs 1725
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3792 vs 3331
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2288 vs 1369
PassMark - CPU mark 8075 vs 1725
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3792 vs 3331

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9500E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1369
2288
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1725
8075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2240
978
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3331
3792
Name AMD A6-9500E Intel Core i7-6700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1369 2288
PassMark - CPU mark 1725 8075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2240 978
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3331 3792
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2838
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 87.719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3081
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4216
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3081
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4216

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-9500E Intel Core i7-6700

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Skylake
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 5 August 2015
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 1404 1399
Price now $59.99 $340.56
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Value for money (0-100) 14.32 8.66
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $303
Processor Number i7-6700
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 3.40 GHz
Compute Cores 6
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 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4
Transistor count 1178 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 256 KB
L3 cache 8 MB
Number of threads 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 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 800 MHz 1.15 GHz
iGPU core count 4
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

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

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