Intel Core i7-9700 vs AMD PRO A6-9500
Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9700 and AMD PRO A6-9500 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, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
- Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.8 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
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2763 vs 1520
- 7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 vs 1784
- Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.952 vs 19.633
- Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 428.039 vs 280.611
- Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.209 vs 1.627
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 23 April 2019 vs 3 October 2016 |
| Number of cores | 8 vs 2 |
| Maximum frequency | 4.70 GHz vs 3.8 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C vs 90°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2763 vs 1520 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 13236 vs 1784 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 31.952 vs 19.633 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 428.039 vs 280.611 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.209 vs 1.627 |
Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500
- Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.599 vs 21.946
- 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 97.416 vs 31.783
| Benchmarks | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 30.599 vs 21.946 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 97.416 vs 31.783 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9700
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500
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| Name | Intel Core i7-9700 | AMD PRO A6-9500 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2763 | 1520 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 13236 | 1784 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1218 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6643 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 5093 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 31.952 | 19.633 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 428.039 | 280.611 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.209 | 1.627 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 21.946 | 30.599 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 31.783 | 97.416 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Core i7-9700 | AMD PRO A6-9500 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake | |
| Launch date | 23 April 2019 | 3 October 2016 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $323, $335 | |
| Place in performance rating | 757 | 717 |
| Processor Number | i7-9700 | |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | |
| OPN Tray | AD950BAGM23AB | |
| OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
| Series | AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.00 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90°C |
| Maximum frequency | 4.70 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Number of cores | 8 | 2 |
| Number of threads | 8 | |
| Number of GPU cores | 6 | |
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| 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 | |
| Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
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| Device ID | 0x3E98 | |
| Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.20 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 UHD Graphics 630 | R5 |
| Enduro | ||
| Graphics max frequency | 1029 MHz | |
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
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Graphics image quality |
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| 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 |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | |
| Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Sockets supported | FCLGA1151 | AM4 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Thermal Solution | PCG 2015C (65W) | |
| Configurable TDP | 45 Watt/65 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 | |
| Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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| 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 |
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| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
| 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 | ||
| AMD Secure technology | ||
| Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Out-of-band client management | ||
| PowerGating | ||
| PowerNow | ||
| PowerTune | ||
| System Image Stability | ||
| TrueAudio | ||
Virtualization |
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| 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™) | ||
| IOMMU 2.0 | ||