AMD A9-9420 vs Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420 and Intel Xeon E5-2418L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, 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

Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 71% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1288 vs 977

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2016 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1288 vs 977

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 90°C
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3518 vs 1497

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3518 vs 1497

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2418L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1288

977

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1497

3518

Name	AMD A9-9420	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1288	977
PassMark - CPU mark	1497	3518
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	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	May 2012
OPN Tray	AM9420AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2121	2140
Series	AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		E5-2418L
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.00 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	124.5 mm	294 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	1200 Million	1270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333
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	50 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Sockets supported		FCLGA1356
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Gen 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology