Intel Pentium 2030M vs AMD A9-9425

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium 2030M		AMD A9-9425
CPU comparison Intel Pentium 2030M or AMD A9-9425 - 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 Pentium 2030M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2030M was released in Q1/2013. The AMD A9-9425 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A9-9425 was released in Q2/2017.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Pentium 2000 (5)	CPU group	AMD A9-9000 (4)
4	Generation	4
Ivy Bridge U	Architecture	Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium 2030M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz. The AMD A9-9425 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Pentium 2030M	Characteristic	AMD A9-9425
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.50 GHz	Frequency	3.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.10 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 Pentium 2030M	Characteristic	AMD A9-9425
--	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 HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)	GPU	AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
0.65 GHz	GPU frequency	0.85 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
7	GPU Generation	7
22 nm	Technology	28 nm
3	Max. displays	3
6	Compute units	3
48	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
11.0	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 HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)	GPU	AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium 2030M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A9-9425 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.
Intel Pentium 2030M	Characteristic	AMD A9-9425
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR4-2133
32 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	8
8.0 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 Pentium 2030M has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD A9-9425 is 15 W.
Intel Pentium 2030M	Characteristic	AMD A9-9425
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
--	TDP down	10 W
90 °C	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium 2030M has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD A9-9425 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Pentium 2030M	Characteristic	AMD A9-9425
22 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
PGA 988	Socket	FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q1/2013	Release date	Q2/2017
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium 2030M (100%)

AMD A9-9425 (98%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium 2030M (96%)

AMD A9-9425 (93%)

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 Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	502 (100%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz	491 (98%)

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 Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	968 (100%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	831 (86%)

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 Pentium 2030M Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	106 (32%)
	AMD A9-9425 AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz	325 (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.


	Intel Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	1402 (92%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1529 (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.


	Intel Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	421 (100%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.70 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 Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	754 (100%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 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 Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz	195 (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.


	Intel Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	284 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	4 (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.


	Intel Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	299 (100%)

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 Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz	82 (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 Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	141 (100%)

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