AMD A9-9420 vs AMD Turion II Ultra M640

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420 and AMD Turion II Ultra M640 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 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 45 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1296 vs 1067
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1498 vs 1034
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 10 September 2009
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1296 vs 1067
PassMark - CPU mark 1498 vs 1034

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M640

  • 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 Turion II Ultra M640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1296
1067
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1498
1034
Name AMD A9-9420 AMD Turion II Ultra M640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1296 1067
PassMark - CPU mark 1498 1034
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2847
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 Turion II Ultra M640

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 2204 2222
Series AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops AMD Turion II Ultra
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz
Compute Cores 5
Die size 124.5 mm
L2 cache 1 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 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
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

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) 638-pin

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

PowerNow