AMD PRO A6-9500E vs Intel Core i7-6700K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-9500E and Intel Core i7-6700K 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), 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 41% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 64°C
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 91 Watt
  • Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.607 vs 6.186
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 258.694 vs 101.6
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.928 vs 0.743
  • 6.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.808 vs 2.939
  • 6.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 44.938 vs 7.351
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3550 vs 3360
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3550 vs 3360
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 October 2016 vs 5 August 2015
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 91 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.607 vs 6.186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 258.694 vs 101.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.928 vs 0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.808 vs 2.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.938 vs 7.351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3550 vs 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3550 vs 3360

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2504 vs 1493
  • 5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8929 vs 1662
  • Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1760 vs 958
  • 2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3294 vs 1181
  • Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1760 vs 958
  • 2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3294 vs 1181
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2504 vs 1493
PassMark - CPU mark 8929 vs 1662
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1760 vs 958
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3294 vs 1181
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1760 vs 958
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3294 vs 1181

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-9500E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1493
2504
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1662
8929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.607
6.186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
258.694
101.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.928
0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
18.808
2.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
44.938
7.351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
958
1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1181
3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3550
3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
958
1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1181
3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3550
3360
Name AMD PRO A6-9500E Intel Core i7-6700K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1493 2504
PassMark - CPU mark 1662 8929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.607 6.186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 258.694 101.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.928 0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.808 2.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.938 7.351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 958 1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1181 3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3550 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 958 1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1181 3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3550 3360
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1148
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3242

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-9500E Intel Core i7-6700K

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 3 October 2016 5 August 2015
OPN Tray AD950BAHM23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1313 1297
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Skylake
Launch price (MSRP) $339
Price now $316.99
Processor Number i7-6700K
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.33

Performance

Base frequency 3 GHz 4.00 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 64°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 256 KB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz 1.15 GHz
Processor graphics R5 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x1912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 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
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 91 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
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

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