AMD A4-4020 vs Intel Core i5-9500F

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AMD A4-4020 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-9500F
AMD A4-4020 Intel Core i5-9500F

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A4-4020 and the Intel Core i5-9500F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A4-4020 2 core processor released in Q1/2014 with the Intel Core i5-9500F which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
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 --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-4020 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-9500F clocks with 3.00 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

AMD A4-4020 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500F
2 Cores 6
2 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.40 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 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 A4-4020 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A4-4020, while the Intel Core i5-9500F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

AMD A4-4020 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500F
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 AMD A4-4020 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-9500F is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A4-4020 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500F
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A4-4020 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-9500F is at 9.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A4-4020 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500F
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
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2019
32 $ Release price 220 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-4020 (32%)
Intel Core i5-9500F (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-4020 (15%)
Intel Core i5-9500F (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 A4-4020 AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
379 (32%)
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1168 (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 A4-4020 AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
560 (12%)
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
4736 (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 A4-4020 AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
1740 (18%)
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
9791 (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 A4-4020 AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1427 (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 A4-4020 AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5424 (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 A4-4020 AMD A4-4020
AMD Radeon HD 7480D @ 0.72 GHz
184 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A4-4020 AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2696 (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 A4-4020 AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
182 (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 A4-4020 AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1016 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-4020 Intel Core i5-9500F
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