AMD PRO A6-9500E vs Intel Core i7-7820X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-9500E and Intel Core i7-7820X 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), 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

  • 4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 258.694 vs 159.198
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.928 vs 0.92
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.808 vs 5.968
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 44.938 vs 16.376
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 258.694 vs 159.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.928 vs 0.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.808 vs 5.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.938 vs 16.376

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7820X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 99°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2523 vs 1493
  • 10.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17166 vs 1662
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.666 vs 9.607
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2017 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 99°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2523 vs 1493
PassMark - CPU mark 17166 vs 1662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.666 vs 9.607

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-9500E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7820X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1493
2523
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1662
17166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.607
10.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
258.694
159.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.928
0.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
18.808
5.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
44.938
16.376
Name AMD PRO A6-9500E Intel Core i7-7820X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1493 2523
PassMark - CPU mark 1662 17166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.607 10.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 258.694 159.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.928 0.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.808 5.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.938 16.376
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 958
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1181
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3550
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 958
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1181
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8814
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5958

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-9500E Intel Core i7-7820X

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 3 October 2016 June 2017
OPN Tray AD950BAHM23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1374 1376
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Skylake
Launch price (MSRP) $679
Price now $499.99
Processor Number i7-7820X
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.93

Performance

Base frequency 3 GHz 3.60 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 99°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 2 8
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 11264 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 16

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Processor graphics R5
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 28
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
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)