Intel Core i5-9400T vs AMD A6-9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9400T and AMD A6-9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% 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 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2100 vs 1630
  • 4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8278 vs 1879
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2018 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 256K (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2100 vs 1630
PassMark - CPU mark 8278 vs 1879

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 111% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9400T
CPU 2: AMD A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2100
1630
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8278
1879
Name Intel Core i5-9400T AMD A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark 2100 1630
PassMark - CPU mark 8278 1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6783

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-9400T AMD A6-9500

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Bristol Ridge
Launch date September 2018 27 July 2017
Place in performance rating 1168 1187
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $64
OPN PIB AD9500AGABBOX
OPN Tray AD9500AGM23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $56.83
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100) 15.52

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 64K (per core)
L2 cache 256K (per core) 1 MB
L3 cache 9 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C 74 °C
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Compute Cores 8
Die size 246 mm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

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

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon R5 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12
Vulkan

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8