AMD A9-9400 SoC vs Intel Pentium G6960
Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9400 SoC and Intel Pentium G6960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 7.3x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 73 Watt
| Launch date | May 2016 vs January 2011 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 32 nm |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core) |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 10 Watt vs 73 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6960
- Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1279 vs 1199
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1433 vs 1332
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1279 vs 1199 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1433 vs 1332 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A9-9400 SoC
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6960
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| Name | AMD A9-9400 SoC | Intel Pentium G6960 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1199 | 1279 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1332 | 1433 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.759 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 49.738 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 11.848 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 21.079 | |
| 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 | 1957 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3379 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD A9-9400 SoC | Intel Pentium G6960 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge | Clarkdale |
| Launch date | May 2016 | January 2011 |
| Place in performance rating | 1542 | 1530 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Processor Number | G6960 | |
| Series | Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 124 mm | 81 mm2 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
| Maximum frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
| Transistor count | 1200 million | 382 million |
| Base frequency | 2.93 GHz | |
| Bus Speed | 2.5 GT/s DMI | |
| L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | |
| Maximum core temperature | 72.6°C | |
| Number of threads | 2 | |
| VID voltage range | 0.6500V-1.4000V | |
Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 1066 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 16.38 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 10 Watt | 73 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
| Sockets supported | FCLGA1156 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 36-bit | |
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Graphics |
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| Graphics base frequency | 533 MHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
| Processor graphics | Integrated | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
| PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
| PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
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