AMD A6-9220 vs Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

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AMD A6-9220 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
AMD A6-9220 Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A6-9220 and the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A6-9220 2 core processor released in Q2/2017 with the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2019.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A6-9000 (4) CPU group Intel Pentium 5000 (1)
6 Generation 8
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture Whiskey Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-9220 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (2.90 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Gold 5405U clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD A6-9220 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 A6-9220 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
-- 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 R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
0.66 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9.5
28 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 12
192 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the AMD A6-9220, while the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD A6-9220 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes 12
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A6-9220 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A6-9220 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down 12.5 W
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A6-9220 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold 5405U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A6-9220 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
28 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
FP4 Socket BGA 1528
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q1/2019
-- Release price 161 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.66 GHz
251 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Intel UHD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (73%)

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 A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
2158 (95%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2270 (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 A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
245 (37%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
666 (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 A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
535 (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 A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1395 (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 A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
579 (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 A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1325 (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 A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
69 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
112 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-9220 Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Unknown Lenovo V340
Lenovo IdeaPad C340
Lenovo IdeaPad L340
DELL Inspiron 15 3583

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