AMD A9-9430 vs Intel Pentium B950

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and Intel Pentium B950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. 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

Intel Pentium B950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

Around 166567% higher clock speed: 3500 MHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 25% 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
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 7.568 vs 3.154
7.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 142.793 vs 19.451
4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.688 vs 0.145
22.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.424 vs 0.683
18.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 38.08 vs 2.037

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3500 MHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.568 vs 3.154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	142.793 vs 19.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.688 vs 0.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.424 vs 0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	38.08 vs 2.037

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9430
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B950

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.568

3.154

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

142.793

19.451

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.688

0.145

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.424

0.683

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

38.08

2.037

Name	AMD A9-9430	Intel Pentium B950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.568	3.154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	142.793	19.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.688	0.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.424	0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	38.08	2.037
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		946
PassMark - CPU mark		1016
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		649

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9430	Intel Pentium B950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD A9-Series
Place in performance rating	1382	3123
Processor Number	A9-9430	B950
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Launch date		15 May 2011
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3200 MHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3500 MHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB
Maximum core temperature		85C
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 series	Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Package Size	micro-BGA	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported	BGA (FT4)	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)