AMD A9-9420 vs Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
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CPU comparisonAMD A9-9420 or Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y - 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 Pentium Gold 4425Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y was released in Q2/2017. |
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| AMD A (112) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
| AMD A9-9000 (4) | CPU group | Intel Pentium 4400 (5) |
| 4 | Generation | 7 |
| Stoney Ridge (Excavator) | Architecture | Kaby Lake U |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Pentium Gold 4425Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y is at 1.60 GHz. |
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| AMD A9-9420 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz | Frequency | 1.60 GHz |
| 3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 3.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD A9-9420 or Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y 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. |
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| AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 |
| 0.85 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.85 GHz |
| 7 | GPU Generation | 9.5 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 14nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 3 | Compute units | 24 |
| 192 | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 16 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 |
| 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 & PCIeThe 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 Pentium Gold 4425Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s. |
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| AMD A9-9420 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
| DDR4-2133 | Memory | LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600 |
| 8 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 17.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 8 | PCIe lanes | 10 |
| 7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 9.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A9-9420 is 15 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD A9-9420 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 6 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 25 W | TDP up | -- |
| 10 W | TDP down | 4.5 W |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD A9-9420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD A9-9420 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
| 28 nm | Technology | 14 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 1515 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
| Q2/2017 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
| -- | Release price | 193 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
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.
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A9-9420
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.85 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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| AMD A9-9420 | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
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