AMD PRO A6-9500B vs Intel Core i5-4402E

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-9500B and Intel Core i5-4402E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A6-9500B

Intel Core i5-4402E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Launch date	24 October 2016 vs 1 October 2013
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4402E

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1510 vs 1235
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2681 vs 1371

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1510 vs 1235
PassMark - CPU mark	2681 vs 1371

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-9500B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4402E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

1510

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1371

2681

Name	AMD PRO A6-9500B	Intel Core i5-4402E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235	1510
PassMark - CPU mark	1371	2681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1769
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2567

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-9500B	Intel Core i5-4402E
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	24 October 2016	1 October 2013
OPN Tray	AM950BADY23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1583	1597
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch price (MSRP)		$266
Processor Number		i5-4402E
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	1.60 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	900 MHz
Processor graphics	R5	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
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
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)