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Processor comparison

AMD A6-9550 vs Intel Core i5-4200U

AMD

AMD A6-9550

AMD Socket AM4 3800 MHz 2 cores Jul 2017 DESKTOP
AMD A6-9550
Intel

Intel Core i5-4200U

Intel BGA1168 1600 MHz 2 cores Jun 2013 MOBILE
Intel Core i5-4200U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A6-9550100%
  • Intel Core i5-4200U130%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A6-9550100%
  • Intel Core i5-4200U116%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A6-9550100%
  • Intel Core i5-4200U143%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9550

  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4200U

  • 16% higher single threaded performance.
  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 43% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
  • 50 watts lower power draw.
  • Around 30% higher average synthetic performance.
Intel Core i5-4200U
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i5-4200U

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-4200U
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i5-4200U

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD A6-9550Intel Core i5-4200U
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4A
AMD64
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
FMA3
FMA4
F16C
TBM
XOP
AMD-V
EVP
Turbo Core
SSSE3
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD A6-9550Intel Core i5-4200U
ArchitectureAMD ExcavatorIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopMobile
Memory SupportDDR4DDR3
CodenameBristol RidgeHaswell
Release DateJul 2017Jun 2013

Cores

AMD A6-9550Intel Core i5-4200U
Cores22
Threads22
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon R5Intel HD 4400

Cache

AMD A6-9550Intel Core i5-4200U
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB3072 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A6-9550Intel Core i5-4200U
SocketAMD Socket AM4Intel BGA1168
Max Case Temp74°Cunknown
PackageuPGAFC-BGA1168
Die Size246mm²118mm²
Process28 nm22 nm

Performance

AMD A6-9550Intel Core i5-4200U
Cpu Frequency3800 MHz1600 MHz
Turbo Clock4000 MHz2600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vunknown
TDP65 W15 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A6-95502760 points
  • Intel Core i5-4200U2912 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A6-95504562 points
  • Intel Core i5-4200U3584 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A6-9550 (simulated)84.76
  • Intel Core i5-4200U99

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A6-9550 (simulated)159.5
  • Intel Core i5-4200U229

points - higher is better

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