Intel Core i7-6822EQ vs AMD A9-9425

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-6822EQ and AMD A9-9425 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6822EQ

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1572 vs 1319
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5241 vs 1512
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1572 vs 1319
PassMark - CPU mark 5241 vs 1512

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9425

  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-6822EQ
CPU 2: AMD A9-9425

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1572
1319
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5241
1512
Name Intel Core i7-6822EQ AMD A9-9425
PassMark - Single thread mark 1572 1319
PassMark - CPU mark 5241 1512
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2034
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 112.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 13.577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.717
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3556
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3556

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-6822EQ AMD A9-9425

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Stoney Ridge
Launch date Q4'15 2Q18
Place in performance rating 1567 1560
Processor Number i7-6822EQ
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AM9425AYN23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.1 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 8
Compute Cores 5
Die size 124 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Number of GPU cores 3
Transistor count 1200 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 1
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x191B
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP 10-15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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™)