Intel Core i5-9400F vs AMD PRO A8-8650B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9400F and AMD PRO A8-8650B 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).

Intel Core i5-9400F

AMD PRO A8-8650B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.30°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: 2436 vs 1493
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9469 vs 3208
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1083 vs 532
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4737 vs 1606

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2436 vs 1493
PassMark - CPU mark	9469 vs 3208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4737 vs 1606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9400F
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-8650B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2436

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9469

3208

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1083

532

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4737

1606

Name	Intel Core i5-9400F	AMD PRO A8-8650B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2436	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	9469	3208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083	532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4737	1606
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		219.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		21.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		64.844

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9400F	AMD PRO A8-8650B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q1'19
Place in performance rating	1345	1363
Processor Number	i5-9400F
Series	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD865BYBI44JC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	4
Compute Cores		10
L2 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		6
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		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
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
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 App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
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		757 MHz
iGPU core count		384
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan