AMD A6-9500E vs Intel Core i7-6900K

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500E and Intel Core i7-6900K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

AMD A6-9500E

Intel Core i7-6900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500E

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2240 vs 1005

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs May 2016
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2240 vs 1005

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6900K

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2329 vs 1347
8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14476 vs 1756
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7893 vs 3331

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2329 vs 1347
PassMark - CPU mark	14476 vs 1756
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7893 vs 3331

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9500E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1347

2329

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1756

14476

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2240

1005

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3331

7893

Name	AMD A6-9500E	Intel Core i7-6900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1347	2329
PassMark - CPU mark	1756	14476
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2240	1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3331	7893
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		179.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.602

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9500E	Intel Core i7-6900K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Broadwell E
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	May 2016
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	1407	1400
Price now	$59.99	$1,198.99
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Value for money (0-100)	14.32	4.35
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,020
Processor Number		i7-6900K
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.20 GHz
Compute Cores	6
Die size	246 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	4
Transistor count	1178 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		32 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of threads		16
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 2400/2133
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Series	None
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	40
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	3.0
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
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)