Intel Pentium N6415 vs AMD A9-9425

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium N6415 and AMD A9-9425 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 - 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 Pentium N6415

AMD A9-9425

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium N6415

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1539 vs 1316
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3532 vs 1507

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539 vs 1316
PassMark - CPU mark	3532 vs 1507

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9425

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 224 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium N6415
CPU 2: AMD A9-9425

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1539

1316

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3532

1507

Name	Intel Pentium N6415	AMD A9-9425
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539	1316
PassMark - CPU mark	3532	1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2034
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		112.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		13.577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		40.717
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3556
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3556

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium N6415	AMD A9-9425
Essentials
Architecture codename	Elkhart Lake	Stoney Ridge
Launch date	Q1'21	2Q18
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	1545	1496
Processor Number	N6415
Series	Intel Pentium Processor N Series	AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM9425AYN23AC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Operating Temperature Range	0°C to 70°C
Compute Cores		5
Die size		124 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		3
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	900 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@ 60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	Yes	12
OpenGL	Yes
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1493
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-15 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	PCIe 0: 1 x4/2 x2/1 x2 + 2 x1/4 x1, PCIe 1-3: 1 x2/1 x1
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0/3.1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)