AMD A9-9400 SoC vs AMD Athlon II X2 265
Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9400 SoC and AMD Athlon II X2 265 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1332 vs 1290
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | May 2016 vs September 2010 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 45 nm |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 10 Watt vs 65 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1332 vs 1290 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 265
- Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1341 vs 1199
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1341 vs 1199 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A9-9400 SoC
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 265
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| Name | AMD A9-9400 SoC | AMD Athlon II X2 265 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1199 | 1341 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1332 | 1290 |
| 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 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 894 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1799 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 5100 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 894 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1799 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 5100 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1925 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3207 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD A9-9400 SoC | AMD Athlon II X2 265 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge | Regor |
| Launch date | May 2016 | September 2010 |
| Place in performance rating | 1542 | 1531 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $83 | |
| Price now | $82.88 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 6.71 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 124 mm | 117 mm |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
| Maximum frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
| Transistor count | 1200 million | 410 million |
Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR2, DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 10 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Sockets supported | AM3 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
