AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs AMD A9-9400 SoC

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and AMD A9-9400 SoC processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

• CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2112 vs 1195
• 6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9103 vs 1329

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC

• 6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
CPU 2: AMD A9-9400 SoC

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2112 1195
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	9103 1329

Compare specifications (specs)