AMD A9-9420 vs AMD A4-3320M

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420 and AMD A4-3320M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1296 vs 708
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1498 vs 668
  • Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1907 vs 1327
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2847 vs 2153
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 1 October 2011
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1296 vs 708
PassMark - CPU mark 1498 vs 668
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1907 vs 1327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2847 vs 2153

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3320M

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420
CPU 2: AMD A4-3320M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1296
708
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1498
668
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1907
1327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2847
2153
Name AMD A9-9420 AMD A4-3320M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1296 708
PassMark - CPU mark 1498 668
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1907 1327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2847 2153
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.538
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 799
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 799
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2951

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A9-9420 AMD A4-3320M

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Llano
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2016 1 October 2011
OPN Tray AM9420AYN23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2204 2196
Series AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz
Compute Cores 5
Die size 124.5 mm 226 mm
L2 cache 1 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 2 2
Transistor count 1200 Million 1000 Million
Unlocked
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 847 MHz
iGPU core count 3
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FS1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)