AMD A9-9420e vs AMD EPYC 7351P

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AMD A9-9420e CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7351P
AMD A9-9420e AMD EPYC 7351P

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A9-9420e and the AMD EPYC 7351P and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A9-9420e 2 core processor released in Q2/2017 with the AMD EPYC 7351P which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
AMD A (112) Family AMD EPYC (129)
AMD A9-9000 (4) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
4 Generation 1
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A9-9420e is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (2.70 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 7351P clocks with 2.40 GHz (2.90 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

AMD A9-9420e Characteristic AMD EPYC 7351P
2 Cores 16
2 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.90 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.90 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A9-9420e Characteristic AMD EPYC 7351P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) GPU no iGPU
0.72 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

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the AMD A9-9420e, while the AMD EPYC 7351P supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 170.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD A9-9420e Characteristic AMD EPYC 7351P
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
8 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 128
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A9-9420e has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7351P is 170 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A9-9420e Characteristic AMD EPYC 7351P
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 170 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A9-9420e has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7351P is at 64.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A9-9420e Characteristic AMD EPYC 7351P
28 nm Technology 14 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 SP3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 900 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A9-9420e (43%)
AMD EPYC 7351P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A9-9420e (6%)
AMD EPYC 7351P (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 A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
355 (43%)
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
821 (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 A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
444 (4%)
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
12186 (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 A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1775 (7%)
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
25488 (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 A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
925 (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 A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
7485 (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 A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz
276 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
128 (100%)

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 A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
2184 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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