Intel Core i9-9820X vs AMD A6-5400K

Intel Core i9-9820X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 10 / Oct 2018
Intel Core i9-9820X
AMD A6-5400K
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2012
AMD A6-5400K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    419%
  • AMD A6-5400K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    205%
  • AMD A6-5400K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    634%
  • AMD A6-5400K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9820X

Much higher single threaded performance (around 105% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 534% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 319% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A6-5400K

100 watts lower power draw.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i9-9820X.

Intel Core i9-9820X

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9820X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-9820X

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9820X

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-9820XAMD A6-5400K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Boost 3.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

Intel Core i9-9820XAMD A6-5400K
ArchitectureIntel_SkylakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameSkylake-XvsTrinity
Release DateOct 2018vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Core i9-9820XAMD A6-5400K
Cores10vs4
Threads20vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsRadeon HD 7540D

Cache

Intel Core i9-9820XAMD A6-5400K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1MB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16.5MB (shared)vs0 KB

Physical

Intel Core i9-9820XAMD A6-5400K
SocketIntel Socket 2066vsAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp72°Cvs70°C
PackageFC-LGA2066vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs246mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-9820XAMD A6-5400K
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.475 V
TDP165 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    4830 points
  • AMD A6-5400K
    2318 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    45919 points
  • AMD A6-5400K
    7202 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9820X (simulated)
    177.5
  • AMD A6-5400K (simulated)
    86.36

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9820X (simulated)
    1815
  • AMD A6-5400K (simulated)
    286.24

points - higher is better