i5-14600KF vs A6-9500

Place in the ranking	2368	205
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.62	70.31
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.71	18.59
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-14600KF has 2584% better value for money than A6-9500.

Detailed specifications

A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	2	20
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm²	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	N/A
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	16

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.

A6-9500 1.18

i5-14600KF 24.68
+1992%

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.

A6-9500 1870

i5-14600KF 39208
+1997%

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.

A6-9500 631

i5-14600KF 2771
+339%

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.

A6-9500 956

i5-14600KF 15762
+1549%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.18	24.68
Recency	27 July 2017	17 October 2023
Physical cores	2	14
Threads	2	20
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

A6-9500 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i5-14600KF, on the other hand, has a 1991.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 600% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Core i5-14600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9500 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9500 and Core i5-14600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.