AMD A9-9420e vs AMD A10-7300

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420e and AMD A10-7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, 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 A9-9420e

AMD A10-7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420e

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 957 vs 864

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2018 vs 4 June 2014
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	957 vs 864

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7300

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1744 vs 1108

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1744 vs 1108

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420e
CPU 2: AMD A10-7300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

957

864

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1108

1744

Name	AMD A9-9420e	AMD A10-7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	957	864
PassMark - CPU mark	1108	1744
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		994
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1904
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2948
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		994
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1904
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2948

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9420e	AMD A10-7300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Kaveri
Launch date	1 June 2018	4 June 2014
Place in performance rating	2340	2328
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD A10-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM7300ECH44JA
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	124.5 mm	245 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1200 Million	2410 Million
Base frequency		1.9 GHz
Compute Cores		10
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Number of GPU cores		6
Unlocked
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		20 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory types		Not Listed
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		553 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect