AMD A9-9420 vs AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420 and AMD Phenom II X3 P840 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 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 89% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1296 vs 760
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1498 vs 1079
  • Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1907 vs 1164
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2847 vs 2663
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1296 vs 760
PassMark - CPU mark 1498 vs 1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1907 vs 1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2847 vs 2663

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P840

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 1 more threads: 3 vs 2
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Number of threads 3 vs 2
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P840

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1296
760
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1498
1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1907
1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2847
2663
Name AMD A9-9420 AMD Phenom II X3 P840
PassMark - Single thread mark 1296 760
PassMark - CPU mark 1498 1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1907 1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2847 2663
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 Phenom II X3 P840

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Champlain
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2016 4 October 2010
OPN Tray AM9420AYN23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2204 2209
Series AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops 3x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz
Compute Cores 5
Die size 124.5 mm
L2 cache 1 MB 1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 1.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 2 3
Transistor count 1200 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
L1 cache 384 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 25 Watt
Sockets supported S1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

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