Intel Core i5-9400F vs AMD PRO A6-9500E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9400F and AMD PRO A6-9500E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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 Core i5-9400F

AMD PRO A6-9500E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.4 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 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2438 vs 1493
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9469 vs 1662

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2438 vs 1493
PassMark - CPU mark	9469 vs 1662

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500E

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9400F
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2438

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9469

1662

Name	Intel Core i5-9400F	AMD PRO A6-9500E
PassMark - Single thread mark	2438	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	9469	1662
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4737
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3757
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		258.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		18.808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		44.938
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

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9400F	AMD PRO A6-9500E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q1'19	3 October 2016
Place in performance rating	1328	1312
Processor Number	i5-9400F
Series	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD950BAHM23AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6
L2 cache		1 MB
Number of GPU cores		4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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
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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
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