AMD A9-9420 vs AMD Turion 64 MK-36

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A9-9420		AMD Turion 64 MK-36
CPU comparison AMD A9-9420 or AMD Turion 64 MK-36 - 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 Turion 64 MK-36 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Turion 64 MK-36 was released in Q3/2006.

AMD A (112)	Family	AMD Turion (1)
AMD A9-9000 (4)	CPU group	AMD Turion 64 MK (1)
4	Generation	2
Stoney Ridge (Excavator)	Architecture	Richmond
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

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 Turion 64 MK-36 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Turion 64 MK-36 is at 2.00 GHz.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	AMD Turion 64 MK-36
2	Cores	1
2	Threads	1
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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 Turion 64 MK-36
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD A9-9420 or AMD Turion 64 MK-36 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	no iGPU
0.85 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
7	GPU Generation	--
28 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
3	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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	no iGPU
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	No
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

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 Turion 64 MK-36 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	AMD Turion 64 MK-36
DDR4-2133	Memory	DDR2-800
8 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	0.50 MB
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	--
8	PCIe lanes	--
7.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A9-9420 is 15 W, while the AMD Turion 64 MK-36 has a TDP of 31 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	AMD Turion 64 MK-36
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	31 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	--
10 W	TDP down	--
90 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD A9-9420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Turion 64 MK-36 is manufactured in 90 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	AMD Turion 64 MK-36
28 nm	Technology	90 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Extended 3DNow!
FP4	Socket	S1
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
	Operating systems
Q2/2017	Release date	Q3/2006
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A9-9420 (100%)

AMD Turion 64 MK-36 (42%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A9-9420 (100%)

AMD Turion 64 MK-36 (26%)

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 (100%)
	AMD Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	191 (38%)

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 (100%)
	AMD Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	191 (24%)

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 Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	37 (46%)

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 Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	37 (28%)

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 Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	162 (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 Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	162 (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 Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	75 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 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 Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	75 (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 (100%)
	AMD Turion 64 MK-36 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 (100%)
	AMD Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 (100%)
	AMD Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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