AMD A9-9420 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A9-9420		AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
CPU comparison AMD A9-9420 or AMD Ryzen 5 4600U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A9-9420 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD A9-9420 was released in Q2/2017. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U was released in Q1/2020.

AMD A (112)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
AMD A9-9000 (4)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 4000U (11)
4	Generation	3
Stoney Ridge (Excavator)	Architecture	Renoir (Zen 2)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A9-9420 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A9-9420 is 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is at 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz).
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
2	Cores	6
2	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	2.10 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.00 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD A9-9420 or AMD Ryzen 5 4600U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
0.85 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.50 GHz
7	GPU Generation	9
28 nm	Technology	7 nm
3	Max. displays	3
3	Compute units	6
192	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD A9-9420 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
DDR4-2133	Memory	LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
8 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
8	PCIe lanes	12
7.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A9-9420 is 15 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	25 W
10 W	TDP down	10 W
90 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD A9-9420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
28 nm	Technology	7 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP4	Socket	FP6
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2017	Release date	Q1/2020
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A9-9420 (46%)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD A9-9420 (15%)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	497 (46%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1082 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	805 (17%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	4655 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A9-9420 AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz	325 (28%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.50 GHz	1152 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	2348 (17%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	13470 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	328 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	3240 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1162 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	8044 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1412 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	5050 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	448 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	81 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	134 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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