Celeron 4205U vs A6-9500

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Aggregate performance score

A6-9500
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.18
+37.2%
Celeron 4205U
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.86

A6-9500 outperforms Celeron 4205U by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23682571
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.62no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.725.42
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U 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)
SocketAM4Intel BGA 1528
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 900 MHz)
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes812

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
+37.2%
Celeron 4205U 0.86

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
+36.8%
Celeron 4205U 1367

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
+78.2%
Celeron 4205U 354

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
+59.3%
Celeron 4205U 600

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 0.86
Recency 27 July 2017 23 January 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

A6-9500 has a 37.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron 4205U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A6-9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 4205U in performance tests.

Note that A6-9500 is a desktop processor while Celeron 4205U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9500 and Celeron 4205U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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