Intel Core i5-9600 vs AMD A8-4500M

Last updated: 2023-04-06

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-9600		AMD A8-4500M
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-9600 or AMD A8-4500M - 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 Intel Core i5-9600 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9600 was released in Q2/2019. The AMD A8-4500M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-4500M was released in Q2/2012.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 9000 (34)	CPU group	AMD A8-4000M (2)
9	Generation	2
Coffee Lake S Refresh	Architecture	Trinity (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i5-8600	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-10600	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-9600 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.60 GHz). The AMD A8-4500M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (2.80 GHz).
Intel Core i5-9600	Characteristic	AMD A8-4500M
6	Cores	4
6	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.10 GHz	Frequency	1.90 GHz
4.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.80 GHz
4.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.80 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.
Intel Core i5-9600	Characteristic	AMD A8-4500M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 7640G
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.50 GHz
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.69 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	4
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	2
24	Compute units	4
192	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11

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.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 7640G
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-9600 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-4500M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-9600	Characteristic	AMD A8-4500M
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1600
128 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
9.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-9600 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD A8-4500M is 35 W.
Intel Core i5-9600	Characteristic	AMD A8-4500M
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-9600 has a 9.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-4500M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-9600	Characteristic	AMD A8-4500M
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1151-2	Socket	FS1r2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems
Q2/2019	Release date	Q2/2012
280 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9600 (100%)

AMD A8-4500M (30%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9600 (100%)

AMD A8-4500M (18%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	1206 (100%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	316 (26%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	4879 (100%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	844 (17%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (100%)
	AMD A8-4500M AMD Radeon HD 7640G @ 0.69 GHz	351 (79%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	10361 (100%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2702 (26%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz	2818 (100%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	389 (14%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	186 (100%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	61 (33%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1042 (100%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	158 (15%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	1486 (100%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	5602 (100%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	93 (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.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	285 (100%)

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