AMD A9-9430 vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

  • Around 87400% higher clock speed: 3500 MHz vs 4 GHz
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum frequency 3500 MHz vs 4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9430
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Name AMD A9-9430 AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
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 2356
PassMark - CPU mark 7574
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1011
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3088

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A9-9430 AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Zen
Family AMD A9-Series AMD Ryzen Processors
Place in performance rating 1383 1399
Processor Number A9-9430
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date 10 September 2018
OPN Tray YD230XBBM4KAF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3200 MHz 3.5 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Maximum frequency 3500 MHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Die size 210 mm
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Transistor count 4950 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

Graphics

Processor graphics Radeon R5 series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Compatibility

Package Size micro-BGA
Sockets supported BGA (FT4) AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)