Intel Core i5-9300H vs AMD A9-9420

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-9300H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A9-9420
Intel Core i5-9300H AMD A9-9420

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-9300H or AMD A9-9420 - 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 Intel Core i5-9300H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9300H was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD A9-9420 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A9-9420 was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 9000H (11) CPU group AMD A9-9000 (4)
9 Generation 4
Coffee Lake H Refresh Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-8300H Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-9300H is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.10 GHz). The AMD A9-9420 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Core i5-9300H Characteristic AMD A9-9420
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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.

Intel Core i5-9300H Characteristic AMD A9-9420
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 3
192 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-9300H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A9-9420 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-9300H Characteristic AMD A9-9420
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2133
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 8
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-9300H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD A9-9420 is 15 W.

Intel Core i5-9300H Characteristic AMD A9-9420
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
35 W TDP down 10 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-9300H has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD A9-9420 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-9300H Characteristic AMD A9-9420
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1440 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2017
250 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9300H (100%)
AMD A9-9420 (47%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9300H (100%)
AMD A9-9420 (23%)

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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1060 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
497 (47%)

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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3544 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
805 (23%)

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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz
325 (81%)

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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
7755 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
2348 (30%)

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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1902 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
328 (17%)

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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1288 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3867 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
2111 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
492 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
430 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
81 (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.
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
134 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-9300H AMD A9-9420
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