AMD A9-9400 SoC vs Intel Core i7-5960X

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9400 SoC and Intel Core i7-5960X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD A9-9400 SoC

Intel Core i7-5960X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
14x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 11.848 vs 5.467
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 21.079 vs 14.265

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2016 vs 1 September 2014
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	11.848 vs 5.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	21.079 vs 14.265

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5960X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1987 vs 1230
9.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12741 vs 1363
3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.511 vs 2.759
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 196.307 vs 49.738

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1987 vs 1230
PassMark - CPU mark	12741 vs 1363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.511 vs 2.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	196.307 vs 49.738

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9400 SoC
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5960X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1230

1987

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1363

12741

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.759

10.511

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

49.738

196.307

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

11.848

5.467

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

21.079

14.265

Name	AMD A9-9400 SoC	Intel Core i7-5960X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230	1987
PassMark - CPU mark	1363	12741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.759	10.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	49.738	196.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	11.848	5.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	21.079	14.265
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5100
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5100
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1000
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7886
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.218

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9400 SoC	Intel Core i7-5960X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell E
Launch date	May 2016	1 September 2014
Place in performance rating	1537	1509
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
Price now		$768.99
Processor Number		i7-5960X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.11
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	124 mm	356 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Transistor count	1200 million	2600 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		0 GT/s
L3 cache		20 MB
Maximum core temperature		66.8 °C
Number of threads		16
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA2011-3
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
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
Processor graphics		None
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)