AMD A9-9420 SoC vs Intel Core i5-4200U

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420 SoC and Intel Core i5-4200U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), 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).

AMD A9-9420 SoC

Intel Core i5-4200U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420 SoC

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	May 2016 vs 4 June 2013
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4200U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420 SoC
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4200U

Name	AMD A9-9420 SoC	Intel Core i5-4200U
PassMark - Single thread mark		1290
PassMark - CPU mark		2184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		540
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.229
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2659
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3936
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2659
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3936

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9420 SoC	Intel Core i5-4200U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Launch date	May 2016	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	not rated	1935
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Processor Number		i5-4200U
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	124 mm	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1200 million	1400 million
Base frequency		1.60 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1168
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0xA16
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3280x2000@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)