Intel Celeron G6900T vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G6900T and AMD A8-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Celeron G6900T

AMD A8-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G6900T

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2343 vs 1486
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4003 vs 3303

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 27 July 2017
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2343 vs 1486
PassMark - CPU mark	4003 vs 3303

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G6900T
CPU 2: AMD A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2343

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4003

3303

Name	Intel Celeron G6900T	AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2343	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	4003	3303
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		20.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		9707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		9707

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G6900T	AMD A8-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$78
Place in performance rating	1009	1015
Processor Number	G6900T
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD9600AGABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$64.99
Value for money (0-100)		22.69
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Base frequency		3.1 GHz
Compute Cores		10
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x4693
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 710	Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020D
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	8
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0 x8
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)