AMD A9-9420 vs Intel Celeron N2808

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A9-9420		Intel Celeron N2808
CPU comparison AMD A9-9420 or Intel Celeron N2808 - 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 Intel Celeron N2808 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.25 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2808 was released in Q2/2014.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A9-9000 (4)	CPU group	Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
4	Generation	6
Stoney Ridge (Excavator)	Architecture	Bay Trail
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 Intel Celeron N2808 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N2808 is at 1.58 GHz (2.25 GHz).
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2808
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	1.58 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.25 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.25 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	Intel Celeron N2808
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD A9-9420 or Intel Celeron N2808 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	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.85 GHz	GPU frequency	0.31 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.79 GHz
7	GPU Generation	7
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	2
3	Compute units	4
192	Shader	32
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.2

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	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

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 Intel Celeron N2808 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.7 GB/s.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2808
DDR4-2133	Memory	DDR3-1333
8 GB	Max. Memory	4 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	10.7 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	1.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
8	PCIe lanes	4
7.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	2.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A9-9420 is 15 W, while the Intel Celeron N2808 has a TDP of 4.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2808
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	4.5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	--
10 W	TDP down	3 W
90 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD A9-9420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron N2808 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
AMD A9-9420	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2808
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP4	Socket	BGA 1170
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	No
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017	Release date	Q2/2014
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A9-9420 (100%)

Intel Celeron N2808 (45%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD A9-9420 (100%)

Intel Celeron N2808 (42%)

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%)
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz	223 (45%)

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%)
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz	415 (52%)

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%)
	Intel Celeron N2808 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.79 GHz	51 (16%)

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%)
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz	520 (22%)

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%)
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz	36 (44%)

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%)
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz	70 (52%)

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%)
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz	181 (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%)
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz	311 (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 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 1.58 GHz	0 (0%)

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