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: 9099 vs 1329
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 April 2017 vs May 2016
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2112 vs 1195
PassMark - CPU mark 9099 vs 1329

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC

  • 6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 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
9099
1329
Name AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD A9-9400 SoC
PassMark - Single thread mark 2112 1195
PassMark - CPU mark 9099 1329
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3620
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3706
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.079
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5100
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5100

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD A9-9400 SoC

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Stoney Ridge
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 11 April 2017 May 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $189
OPN PIB YD150XBBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD150XBBM4GAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1549 1542
Price now $139.99
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 21.18
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Die size 192 mm 124 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 4800 Million 1200 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire (No LED)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)