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.

AMD A9-9420e

Intel Core i3-2332M

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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 957 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	957 vs 936

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M

Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1353 vs 1108

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1353 vs 1108

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

957

936

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1108

1353

Name	AMD A9-9420e	Intel Core i3-2332M
PassMark - Single thread mark	957	936
PassMark - CPU mark	1108	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	2340	2369
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