i5-9400F vs A4-5100

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.85
Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.96
+601%

Core i5-9400F outperforms A4-5100 by a whopping 601% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5100 and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25791108
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.41
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i5
Power efficiency5.368.67
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date4 November 2013 (11 years ago)8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-5100 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 speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.55 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFT3FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A4-5100 and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8330no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Core i5-9400F integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Core i5-9400F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

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.

A4-5100 0.85
i5-9400F 5.96
+601%

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.

A4-5100 1346
i5-9400F 9468
+603%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 5.96
Recency 4 November 2013 8 January 2019
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 6
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A4-5100 has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i5-9400F, on the other hand, has a 601.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-9400F is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-5100 is a notebook processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5100 and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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