AMD A9-9430 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

  • Around 85266% higher clock speed: 3500 MHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum frequency 3500 MHz vs 4.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 14 more threads: 16 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
  • 4.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9430
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Name AMD A9-9430 AMD Ryzen 7 2700
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 2179
PassMark - CPU mark 15720
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6255
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4136

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A9-9430 AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Zen+
Family AMD A9-Series AMD Ryzen Processors
Place in performance rating 1325 1316
Processor Number A9-9430
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date 19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $299
OPN PIB YD2700BBAFBOX
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $265.99
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 16.67

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3200 MHz 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm FinFET
Maximum frequency 3500 MHz 4.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 8
Number of threads 2 16
Die size 213 mm
L3 cache 16 MB
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Transistor count 4940 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 Wraith Spire with RGB LED

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16

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
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)