AMD A4-9120 vs AMD A9-9425

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120 and AMD A9-9425 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A4-9120

AMD A9-9425

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120

Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1391 vs 1243
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1391 vs 1243
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4131 vs 3556
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4131 vs 3556

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1391 vs 1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1391 vs 1243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4131 vs 3556
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4131 vs 3556

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9425

Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1319 vs 1050
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1512 vs 1217
Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 943 vs 627
Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 943 vs 627

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 160 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1319 vs 1050
PassMark - CPU mark	1512 vs 1217
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	943 vs 627
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	943 vs 627

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120
CPU 2: AMD A9-9425

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1050

1319

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1217

1512

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

627

943

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

627

943

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1391

1243

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1391

1243

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4131

3556

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4131

3556

Name	AMD A4-9120	AMD A9-9425
PassMark - Single thread mark	1050	1319
PassMark - CPU mark	1217	1512
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	627	943
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	627	943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1391	1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1391	1243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4131	3556
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4131	3556
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2034
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		112.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		13.577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		40.717

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120	AMD A9-9425
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Stoney Ridge
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2017	2Q18
OPN Tray	AM9120AYN23AC	AM9425AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1604	1560
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Compute Cores	4	5
Die size	124.5 mm	124 mm
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1200 Million	1200 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 Gb/s
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	655 MHz	900 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt	10-15 Watt
Sockets supported	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions