Intel Celeron 4205U vs AMD A9-9420

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 4205U and AMD A9-9420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Celeron 4205U

AMD A9-9420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 4205U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm

Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 1 June 2016
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420

Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1288 vs 1040
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1497 vs 1363

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1288 vs 1040
PassMark - CPU mark	1497 vs 1363

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 4205U
CPU 2: AMD A9-9420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1040

1288

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1363

1497

Name	Intel Celeron 4205U	AMD A9-9420
PassMark - Single thread mark	1040	1288
PassMark - CPU mark	1363	1497
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2847
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.538
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		799
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		799
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 4205U	AMD A9-9420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Stoney Ridge
Launch date	23 January 2019	1 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2137	2121
Processor Number	4205U
Series	Celeron	AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM9420AYN23AC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compute Cores		5
Die size		124.5 mm
Number of GPU cores		3
Transistor count		1200 Million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA1
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	847 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12.5 W	10-15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46x24
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)