Intel Core i5-9500F vs AMD A9-9430

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9500F and AMD A9-9430 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 i5-9500F

AMD A9-9430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500F

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

Around 79445% higher clock speed: 3500 MHz vs 4.40 GHz
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	3500 MHz vs 4.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9500F
CPU 2: AMD A9-9430

Name	Intel Core i5-9500F	AMD A9-9430
PassMark - Single thread mark	2598
PassMark - CPU mark	10028
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		142.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		15.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		38.08
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4616
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4616

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9500F	AMD A9-9430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Stoney Ridge
Launch date	23 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$192-202
Place in performance rating	1323	1325
Processor Number	i5-9500F	A9-9430
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A9-Series
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3200 MHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	384 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3500 MHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	BGA (FT4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Processor graphics		Radeon R5 series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)