AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Core i5-750s

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-9500 and Intel Core i5-750s 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, 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).

AMD PRO A6-9500

Intel Core i5-750s

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 76.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1520 vs 987

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 October 2016 vs January 2010
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 76.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520 vs 987

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-750s

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2197 vs 1770

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2197 vs 1770

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-9500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-750s

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1520

987

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

2197

Name	AMD PRO A6-9500	Intel Core i5-750s
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520	987
PassMark - CPU mark	1770	2197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	280.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	97.416

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-9500	Intel Core i5-750s
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 October 2016	January 2010
OPN Tray	AD950BAGM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	667	2171
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Lynnfield
Processor Number		i5-750S
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	76.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
Processor graphics	R5
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)