Intel Pentium Gold G5500 vs AMD A9-9400 SoC

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and AMD A9-9400 SoC 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (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 Pentium Gold G5500

AMD A9-9400 SoC

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2247 vs 1219
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3823 vs 1346

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2018 vs May 2016
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2247 vs 1219
PassMark - CPU mark	3823 vs 1346

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.4x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 54 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 54 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5500
CPU 2: AMD A9-9400 SoC

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2247

1219

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3823

1346

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5500	AMD A9-9400 SoC
PassMark - Single thread mark	2247	1219
PassMark - CPU mark	3823	1346
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	950
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2100
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		21.079
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5100
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5100

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5500	AMD A9-9400 SoC
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Stoney Ridge
Launch date	January 2018	May 2016
Place in performance rating	1463	1467
Price now	$100.32
Processor Number	G5500
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	15.37
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		124 mm
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 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
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
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
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	10 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
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 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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™)