Intel Core i7-9700KF vs AMD PRO A6-8550B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9700KF and AMD PRO A6-8550B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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 i7-9700KF

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2875 vs 1631
  • 7.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14254 vs 1882
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.2 vs 0.884
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2875 vs 1631
PassMark - CPU mark 14254 vs 1882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.2 vs 0.884

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8550B

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.546 vs 9.416
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 223.987 vs 195.33
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.126 vs 6.168
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 47.872 vs 17.505
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.546 vs 9.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 223.987 vs 195.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.126 vs 6.168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.872 vs 17.505

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9700KF
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-8550B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2875
1631
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14254
1882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.416
9.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
195.33
223.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.2
0.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.168
18.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
17.505
47.872
Name Intel Core i7-9700KF AMD PRO A6-8550B
PassMark - Single thread mark 2875 1631
PassMark - CPU mark 14254 1882
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1304
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7379
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.416 9.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 195.33 223.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.2 0.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.168 18.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 17.505 47.872

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-9700KF AMD PRO A6-8550B

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch date Q1'19
Place in performance rating 1278 1281
Processor Number i7-9700KF
Series 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD855BYBI23JC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 8 2
Compute Cores 6
L2 cache 1 MB
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked

Memory

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 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)
Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 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)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio

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™)
IOMMU 2.0

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 256
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan