Intel Core i9-7920X vs AMD A6-9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-7920X and AMD 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, 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), 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 i9-7920X

AMD A6-9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7920X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2503 vs 1625
12.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23653 vs 1870
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1115 vs 484
14.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11596 vs 800

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2017 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2503 vs 1625
PassMark - CPU mark	23653 vs 1870
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1115 vs 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11596 vs 800

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-7920X
CPU 2: AMD A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2503

1625

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23653

1870

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1115

484

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11596

800

Name	Intel Core i9-7920X	AMD A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2503	1625
PassMark - CPU mark	23653	1870
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1115	484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11596	800
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10240
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	69.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	22.723
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6783

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-7920X	AMD A6-9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	September 2017	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,200	$64
Place in performance rating	1164	1189
Price now	$1,019.99	$56.83
Processor Number	i9-7920X
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	6.71	15.52
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD9500AGABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9500AGM23AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	14336 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	24
Unlocked
Compute Cores		8
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2017X
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	44	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
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		1029 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Processor graphics		Radeon R5 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan