AMD A4-4000 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF

Last updated: 2023-10-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A4-4000		Intel Core i5-9600KF
CPU comparison AMD A4-4000 or Intel Core i5-9600KF - 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 A4-4000 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-4000 was released in Q2/2013. The Intel Core i5-9600KF has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9600KF was released in Q1/2019.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD A4-4000 (2)	CPU group	Intel Core i 9000 (34)
2	Generation	9
Richland (Piledriver)	Architecture	Coffee Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-10600KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A4-4000 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-4000 is 3.00 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-9600KF has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-9600KF is at 3.70 GHz (4.60 GHz).
AMD A4-4000	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
2	Cores	6
2	Threads	6
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.00 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.60 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A4-4000	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD A4-4000 or Intel Core i5-9600KF has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon HD 7480D	GPU	no iGPU
0.72 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
4	GPU Generation	--
32 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
2	Compute units	--
128	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 7480D	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 A4-4000 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-9600KF supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.
AMD A4-4000	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR4-2666
	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
1.00 MB	L3 Cache	9.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-4000 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i5-9600KF has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A4-4000	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD A4-4000 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-9600KF is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 9.00 MB cache.
AMD A4-4000	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
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
FM2	Socket	LGA 1151-2
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013	Release date	Q1/2019
32 $	Release price	260 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A4-4000 (31%)

Intel Core i5-9600KF (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD A4-4000 (12%)

Intel Core i5-9600KF (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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	348 (28%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	1244 (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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	499 (9%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	5643 (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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1831 (17%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	10791 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	293 (10%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	2921 (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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	69 (34%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	204 (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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	116 (10%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	1165 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	73 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	355 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	1276 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	7301 (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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	1561 (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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	6244 (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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	475 (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 A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	2643 (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 A4-4000 AMD Radeon HD 7480D @ 0.72 GHz	184 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	315.5 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	539 (100%)

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