AMD A9-9430 vs AMD A6-9500E

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and AMD A6-9500E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A9-9430

AMD A6-9500E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

Around 102841% higher clock speed: 3500 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum frequency	3500 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500E

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9430
CPU 2: AMD A6-9500E

Name	AMD A9-9430	AMD A6-9500E
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	142.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	38.08
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4616
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4616
PassMark - Single thread mark		1347
PassMark - CPU mark		1756
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3331

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9430	AMD A6-9500E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD A9-Series	AMD A-Series Processors
Place in performance rating	1325	1336
Processor Number	A9-9430
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		27 July 2017
OPN PIB		AD9500AHABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9500AHM23AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$59.99
Series		AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		14.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3200 MHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3500 MHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Compute Cores		6
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of GPU cores		4
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 series	Radeon R5 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		4
Compatibility
Package Size	micro-BGA
Sockets supported	BGA (FT4)	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan