AMD A9-9420 vs AMD Athlon II M320

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420 and AMD Athlon II M320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. 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 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 71% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1300 vs 855
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1500 vs 749
  • Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1907 vs 1201
  • Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2847 vs 1955
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 10 September 2009
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1300 vs 855
PassMark - CPU mark 1500 vs 749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1907 vs 1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2847 vs 1955

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II M320

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1300
855
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1500
749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1907
1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2847
1955
Name AMD A9-9420 AMD Athlon II M320
PassMark - Single thread mark 1300 855
PassMark - CPU mark 1500 749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1907 1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2847 1955
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 Athlon II M320

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Caspian
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2016 10 September 2009
OPN Tray AM9420AYN23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2203 2198
Series AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Price now $30
Value for money (0-100) 11.21

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz
Compute Cores 5
Die size 124.5 mm
L2 cache 1 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 2 2
Transistor count 1200 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

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
Sockets supported Socket S1 (S1g3)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

PowerNow