Intel Core i9-10900F vs AMD PRO A6-9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10900F and AMD PRO A6-9500 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, 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).

Intel Core i9-10900F

AMD PRO A6-9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10900F

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
Around 37% higher clock speed: 5.20 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
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3033 vs 1520
11.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20036 vs 1770

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs 3 October 2016
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3033 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark	20036 vs 1770

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-10900F
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3033

1520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20036

1770

Name	Intel Core i9-10900F	AMD PRO A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	3033	1520
PassMark - CPU mark	20036	1770
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8313
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		280.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		97.416

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-10900F	AMD PRO A6-9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	3 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$423
Place in performance rating	670	667
Processor Number	i9-10900F
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
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
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	640 KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	20 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of threads	20
Number of GPU cores		6
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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
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		1029 MHz
Processor graphics		R5
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan