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).

AMD A9-9420

AMD Athlon II M320

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: 1294 vs 850
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1498 vs 743
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	1294 vs 850
PassMark - CPU mark	1498 vs 743
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

1294

850

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1498

743

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	1294	850
PassMark - CPU mark	1498	743
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	2201	2195
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