AMD A9-9420e vs Intel Core i3-2332M

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420e and Intel Core i3-2332M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420e

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 962 vs 936
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2018 vs September 2011
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 962 vs 936

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M

  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1353 vs 1107
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1353 vs 1107

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420e
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2332M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
962
936
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1107
1353
Name AMD A9-9420e Intel Core i3-2332M
PassMark - Single thread mark 962 936
PassMark - CPU mark 1107 1353

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A9-9420e Intel Core i3-2332M

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Sandy Bridge
Launch date 1 June 2018 September 2011
Place in performance rating 2331 2363
Series AMD Bristol Ridge
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 124.5 mm 149 mm
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1200 Million 624 million
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA G2 (988B)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology