AMD A6 PRO-7400B vs Intel Core i5-4590S

Comparative analysis of AMD A6 PRO-7400B and Intel Core i5-4590S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

AMD A6 PRO-7400B

Intel Core i5-4590S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6 PRO-7400B

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2062 vs 850
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3202 vs 2614
Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.693 vs 1.104
5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.639 vs 2.875
8.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 45.706 vs 5.378

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2062 vs 850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3202 vs 2614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.693 vs 1.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.639 vs 2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	45.706 vs 5.378

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4590S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.35°C vs 70°C
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: 2046 vs 1498
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5133 vs 1684
5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 9.676 vs 1.769
6.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.496 vs 0.078

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	71.35°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2046 vs 1498
PassMark - CPU mark	5133 vs 1684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.676 vs 1.769
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.496 vs 0.078

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6 PRO-7400B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4590S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1498

2046

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1684

5133

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2062

850

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3202

2614

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.693

1.104

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.769

9.676

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.078

0.496

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.639

2.875

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

45.706

5.378

Name	AMD A6 PRO-7400B	Intel Core i5-4590S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1498	2046
PassMark - CPU mark	1684	5133
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2062	850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3202	2614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.693	1.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1.769	9.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.078	0.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.639	2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	45.706	5.378
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		863
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3653
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		863
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3653

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6 PRO-7400B	Intel Core i5-4590S
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD740BYBI23JA
Place in performance rating	1801	1787
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$291
Price now		$196.99
Processor Number		i5-4590S
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.50
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.00 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	71.35°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	756 MHz	1.15 GHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi 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™)
IOMMU 2.0
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)