AMD A6-9500E vs Intel Core i7-7740X

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500E and Intel Core i7-7740X 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.

AMD A6-9500E

Intel Core i7-7740X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500E

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 112 Watt
Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2240 vs 1251

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs 30 May 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 112 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2240 vs 1251

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7740X

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2686 vs 1347
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9611 vs 1756
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4898 vs 3331

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2686 vs 1347
PassMark - CPU mark	9611 vs 1756
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4898 vs 3331

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9500E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7740X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1347

2686

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1756

9611

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2240

1251

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3331

4898

Name	AMD A6-9500E	Intel Core i7-7740X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1347	2686
PassMark - CPU mark	1756	9611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2240	1251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3331	4898
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9500E	Intel Core i7-7740X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaby Lake
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	30 May 2017
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	1334	1357
Price now	$59.99	$348.99
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Value for money (0-100)	14.32	10.34
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$350
Processor Number		i7-7740X
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	4.30 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	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.50 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 QPI Links		0
Number of threads		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Series
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	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	112 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)