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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9500F and AMD 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-9500F

AMD A6-9500E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500F

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.40 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 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2569 vs 1369
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9930 vs 1725

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Apr 2019 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569 vs 1369
PassMark - CPU mark	9930 vs 1725

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500E

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2569

1369

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9930

1725

Name	Intel Core i5-9500F	AMD A6-9500E
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569	1369
PassMark - CPU mark	9930	1725
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3331

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9500F	AMD A6-9500E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$192-202
Place in performance rating	1428	1408
Processor Number	i5-9500F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD9500AHABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9500AHM23AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$59.99
Series		AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		14.32
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6
64 bit support
Compute Cores		6
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		4
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
PCIe configurations	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)
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
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™)
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		4
Processor graphics		Radeon R5 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan