AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Core i7-8086K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-9500 and Intel Core i7-8086K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD PRO A6-9500

Intel Core i7-8086K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8086K

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 32% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2854 vs 1520
8.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14313 vs 1770

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2018 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2854 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark	14313 vs 1770

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-9500
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8086K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1520

2854

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

14313

Name	AMD PRO A6-9500	Intel Core i7-8086K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520	2854
PassMark - CPU mark	1770	14313
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
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6972
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5045

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-9500	Intel Core i7-8086K
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 October 2016	1 June 2018
OPN Tray	AD950BAGM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	667	1034
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$425
Price now		$552.96
Processor Number		i7-8086K
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.98
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	4.00 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		12 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
Processor graphics	R5	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
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
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® SSE4.1, 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™)
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
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
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