AMD A9-9420e vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420e and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A9-9420e

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420e

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 957 vs 787
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1108 vs 802

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2018 vs 4 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	957 vs 787
PassMark - CPU mark	1108 vs 802

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

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 A9-9420e
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

957

787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1108

802

Name	AMD A9-9420e	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
PassMark - Single thread mark	957	787
PassMark - CPU mark	1108	802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1058
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1756

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9420e	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Puma
Launch date	1 June 2018	4 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2340	2336
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	124.5 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1200 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum frequency		2.3 GHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA	S1g2
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow