AMD A10-4655M vs Intel Core i9-9940X

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AMD A10-4655M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-9940X
AMD A10-4655M Intel Core i9-9940X

CPU comparison

AMD A10-4655M or Intel Core i9-9940X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A10-4655M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-4655M was released in Q2/2012.

The Intel Core i9-9940X has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9940X was released in Q4/2018.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD A10-4000M (3) CPU group Intel Core i 9000X (8)
2 Generation 9
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Skylake X Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-7940X
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-4655M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.80 GHz). The Intel Core i9-9940X has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9940X
4 Cores 14
4 Threads 28
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9940X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 7620G GPU no iGPU
0.36 GHz GPU frequency --
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 7620G GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A10-4655M supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9940X can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9940X
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 19.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 44
-- PCIe Bandwidth 43.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A10-4655M has a TDP of 25 W, that of the Intel Core i9-9940X is 165 W.

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9940X
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 92 °C

Technical details

The AMD A10-4655M has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-9940X cache has a total of 19.00 MB.

AMD A10-4655M Characteristic Intel Core i9-9940X
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP2 Socket LGA 2066
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q4/2018
-- Release price 1387 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-4655M (25%)
Intel Core i9-9940X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-4655M (7%)
Intel Core i9-9940X (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
269 (23%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.50 GHz
1174 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
716 (5%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz
13946 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2526 (9%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz
28390 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
52 (26%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.50 GHz
197 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
156 (6%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz
2587 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.50 GHz
1459 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz
10820 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.50 GHz
457 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz
5912 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
AMD Radeon HD 7620G @ 0.50 GHz
358 (100%)
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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