AMD A9-9420e vs AMD Pro A10-8700B

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420e and AMD Pro A10-8700B 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A9-9420e

AMD Pro A10-8700B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420e

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later

Launch date	1 June 2018 vs 3 June 2015

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A10-8700B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1101 vs 959
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2194 vs 1107

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1101 vs 959
PassMark - CPU mark	2194 vs 1107

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420e
CPU 2: AMD Pro A10-8700B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

959

1101

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1107

2194

Name	AMD A9-9420e	AMD Pro A10-8700B
PassMark - Single thread mark	959	1101
PassMark - CPU mark	1107	2194
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		2.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		21.35
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.422
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1763

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9420e	AMD Pro A10-8700B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Carrizo
Launch date	1 June 2018	3 June 2015
Place in performance rating	2331	2343
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	124.5 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	2 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	3100 Million
Base frequency		1.8 GHz
Compute Cores		10
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Number of GPU cores		6
Unlocked
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3 / DDR3L-2133
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		384
Number of pipelines		384
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)
FreeSync
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
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect