Intel Core i7-8500Y vs AMD A9-9425

Compare Intel 8th Generation Core i7 2 core CPU vs AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops 2 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

684 points
698 points
2% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

1267 points
1534 points
21% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

517 points
3% slightly better multitasking score
500 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

492 points
1% slightly better heavy workload score
484 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
Identical
2

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
100% significantly more threads
2

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

1.5 GHz
3.1 GHz
106% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.2 GHz
13% slightly higher turbo speed
3.7 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

5 W
200% significantly lower TDP
15 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
100% significantly more memory channels
1

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

1,037th of 1,089
1,030th of 1,089

Family

The product line

8th Generation Core i7
A9-Series APU for Laptops

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2019 February
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1866
DDR4

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
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Core i7-8500Y vs A9-9425 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the A9-9425 beats the Core i7-8500Y in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8500Y in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-8500Y has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the A9-9425 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-8500Y. Despite this, the Core i7-8500Y has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8500Y CPU outputs less heat than a A9-9425 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-8500Y has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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