Intel Core i9-11900F vs AMD A8-4500M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-11900F CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-4500M
Intel Core i9-11900F AMD A8-4500M

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-11900F was released in Q1/2021.

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 i9 (78) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 11000 (22) CPU group AMD A8-4000M (2)
11 Generation 2
Rocket Lake S Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-10900F Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-12900F Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-11900F has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-11900F is 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz) while the AMD A8-4500M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-4500M is at 1.90 GHz (2.80 GHz).

Intel Core i9-11900F Characteristic AMD A8-4500M
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 1.90 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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.

Intel Core i9-11900F Characteristic AMD A8-4500M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i9-11900F or AMD A8-4500M 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 7640G
GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.69 GHz
-- GPU Generation 4
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 7640G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-11900F can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The AMD A8-4500M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-11900F Characteristic AMD A8-4500M
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-11900F is 65 W, while the AMD A8-4500M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-11900F Characteristic AMD A8-4500M
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
224 W @ 56 s TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-11900F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-4500M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-11900F 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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1200 Socket FS1r2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2012
422 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F (100%)
AMD A8-4500M (17%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F (100%)
AMD A8-4500M (9%)

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 i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1831 (100%)
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
316 (17%)

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 i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9674 (100%)
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
844 (9%)

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 i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
22830 (100%)
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2702 (12%)

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 i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
6265 (100%)
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
389 (6%)

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.
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1630 (100%)
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2148 (100%)
AMD A8-4500M 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 i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10040 (100%)
AMD A8-4500M 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 i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-4500M 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 i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
285 (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.
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
AMD Radeon HD 7640G @ 0.69 GHz
351 (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.
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
61 (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.
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
158 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-11900F AMD A8-4500M
Unknown Unknown

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