Intel Core i5-9400F vs AMD A10-6800K

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Combined performance score

A10-6800K
2.07

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 198% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1769976
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Value for money0.3321.11
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (10 years old)8 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$142$182
Current price$145 (1x MSRP)$122 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9400F has 6297% better value for money than A10-6800K.

Technical specs

A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed4.1 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management-no data
VirusProtect+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8670Dno data
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6800K and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-6800K 2.07
i5-9400F 6.17
+198%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 198% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A10-6800K 3186
i5-9400F 9478
+197%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 197% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A10-6800K 481
i5-9400F 1379
+187%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 187% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A10-6800K 1153
i5-9400F 4833
+319%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 319% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A10-6800K 3428
i5-9400F 6490
+89.3%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 89% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A10-6800K 10077
i5-9400F 31523
+213%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 213% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A10-6800K 16.1
i5-9400F 6.76
+138%

A10-6800K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 138% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A10-6800K 4
i5-9400F 11
+212%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 212% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A10-6800K 326
i5-9400F 984
+202%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 202% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A10-6800K 100
i5-9400F 173
+73%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 73% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A10-6800K 1.14
i5-9400F 1.95
+71.1%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 71% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-6800K 111
i5-9400F 234
+111%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 111% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-6800K 23
i5-9400F 64
+175%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A10-6800K by 175% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.07 6.17
Recency 1 June 2013 8 January 2019
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 6
Cost $142 $182
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

The Core i5-9400F is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-6800K in performance tests.


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