AMD A9-9420 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The AMD A9-9420 has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the AMD A series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FP4 socket and was released in Q2/2017.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the AMD A9-9420. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD A9-9420. |
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| Name: | AMD A9-9420 |
| Family: | AMD A |
| CPU group: | AMD A9-9000 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 4 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the AMD A9-9420 can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 2 / 2 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 2x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 3.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.60 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | 3.00 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The AMD A9-9420 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. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).
| GPU name: | AMD Radeon R5 - 192 (Stoney Ridge) |
| GPU frequency: | 0.85 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Execution units: | 3 |
| Shader: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 7 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 28 nm |
| Release date: | Q2/2016 |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode |
| h264: | Decode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | Decode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second. |
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| Memory type: | DDR4-2133 |
| Max. Memory: | 8 GB |
| Memory channels: | 1 (Single Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 8 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | 25 W |
| TDP down: | 10 W |
| Tjunction max.: | 90 °C |
Technical details
Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the AMD A9-9420 as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.
| Technology: | 28 nm |
| Chip design: | |
| Socket: | FP4 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 2.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Stoney Ridge (Excavator) |
| Operating systems: |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 |
| Release date: | Q2/2017 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz)
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD A9-9420 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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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Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD FX-6120
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
6C 12T @ 2.60 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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Intel Core2 Duo E7500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz |
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AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 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 A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core2 Duo E6400
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz |
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Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium T3400
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz |
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AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.40 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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Intel Core M-5Y31
Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.85 GHz |
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Intel Core M-5Y70
Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.85 GHz |
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AMD A8-4555M
AMD Radeon HD 7600G @ 0.43 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
AMD Radeon R5 - 192 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz |
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AMD A9-9425
AMD Radeon R5 - 192 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz |
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AMD A8-7200P
AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Kaveri) @ 0.63 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-11155MRE
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 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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Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4210Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 4405Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Atom C2550
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core M-5Y10
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 Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core M-5Y10c
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
6C 6T @ 3.20 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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Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz |
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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Intel Celeron G530
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-5010U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz |
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AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X2 B53
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz |
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AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Benchmarks
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Cinebench R20 (MC)
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,614 entries
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,601 entries
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
212 entries
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
716 entries
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FP32 SP iGPU
1,829 entries
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AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
44 entries
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AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
105 entries
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
211 entries
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PassMark CPU-Mark
1,409 entries
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
188 entries
188 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
211 entries
211 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,094 entries
1,094 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,089 entries
1,089 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries
824 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries
835 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
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