Intel Core i7-8670 vs AMD A6-9500E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-8670 and AMD A6-9500E 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i7-8670

AMD A6-9500E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8670

CPU is newer: launch date 5 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

Launch date	January 2018 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500E

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-8670
CPU 2: AMD A6-9500E

Name	Intel Core i7-8670	AMD A6-9500E
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2279
PassMark - Single thread mark		1347
PassMark - CPU mark		1756
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3331

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-8670	AMD A6-9500E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	January 2018	27 July 2017
Place in performance rating	1429	1409
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
64 bit support
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Base frequency		3 GHz
Compute Cores		6
Die size		246 mm
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of GPU cores		4
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 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		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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0 x8