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
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A9-9420 | AMD Phenom II X3 P840 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Front-side bus (FSB) | 3600 MHz | |
L1 cache | 384 KB | |
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | |
Graphics |
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Graphics max frequency | 847 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 3 | |
Processor graphics | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 10-15 Watt | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Sockets supported | S1 | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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VirusProtect |