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).

Intel Core i7-6822EQ

AMD A9-9425

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 1513

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 1513

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

1513

Name	Intel Core i7-6822EQ	AMD A9-9425
PassMark - Single thread mark	1572	1319
PassMark - CPU mark	5241	1513
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	1569	1562
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™)