AMD A8-7500 vs AMD A9-9400 SoC

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7500 and AMD A9-9400 SoC processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7500

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 979 vs 894
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 979 vs 894
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1410 vs 1195
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3422 vs 1329
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 979 vs 894
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 979 vs 894
PassMark - Single thread mark 1410 vs 1195
PassMark - CPU mark 3422 vs 1329

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC

  • 6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1799 vs 1310
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1799 vs 1310
  • Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5100 vs 3588
  • Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5100 vs 3588
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1799 vs 1310
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1799 vs 1310
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5100 vs 3588
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5100 vs 3588

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7500
CPU 2: AMD A9-9400 SoC

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
979
894
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
979
894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1310
1799
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1310
1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3588
5100
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3588
5100
PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1410
1195
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3422
1329
Name AMD A8-7500 AMD A9-9400 SoC
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 979 894
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 979 894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1310 1799
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1310 1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3588 5100
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3588 5100
PassMark - Single thread mark 1410 1195
PassMark - CPU mark 3422 1329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.079

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-7500 AMD A9-9400 SoC

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaveri Stoney Ridge
Family AMD A8-Series
Place in performance rating 1533 1541
Processor Number A8-7500
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date May 2016

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3000 MHz
Die size 245 mm2 124 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 2.41 billion 1200 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR4

Graphics

Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TrueAudio
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)