AMD A9-9430 vs Intel Core i5-7400

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and Intel Core i5-7400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

  • Around 99900% higher clock speed: 3500 MHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 7.568 vs 3.523
  • Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 142.793 vs 74.155
  • Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.688 vs 0.441
  • 7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.424 vs 2.201
  • 6.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 38.08 vs 5.905
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3500 MHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.568 vs 3.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 142.793 vs 74.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.688 vs 0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.424 vs 2.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 38.08 vs 5.905

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7400

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1706 vs 830
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3128 vs 1522
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5712 vs 4616
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1706 vs 830
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3128 vs 1522
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5712 vs 4616
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 160 KB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1706 vs 830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3128 vs 1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5712 vs 4616
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1706 vs 830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3128 vs 1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5712 vs 4616

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9430
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7400

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.568
3.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
142.793
74.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.688
0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
15.424
2.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
38.08
5.905
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
830
1706
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1522
3128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4616
5712
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
830
1706
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1522
3128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4616
5712
Name AMD A9-9430 Intel Core i5-7400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.568 3.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 142.793 74.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.688 0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.424 2.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 38.08 5.905
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 830 1706
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1522 3128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4616 5712
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 830 1706
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1522 3128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4616 5712
PassMark - Single thread mark 2082
PassMark - CPU mark 5475
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 881
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2786
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2078

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A9-9430 Intel Core i5-7400

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Kaby Lake
Family AMD A9-Series
Place in performance rating 1380 1398
Processor Number A9-9430 i5-7400
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $202
Price now $208.31
Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.39

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3200 MHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3500 MHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Graphics

Processor graphics Radeon R5 series Intel® HD Graphics 630
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Compatibility

Package Size micro-BGA 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported BGA (FT4) FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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 interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot