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. The AMD A9-9420 scores 497 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 805 points.
AMD A9-9420

CPU lineage

The 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.

Name: AMD A9-9420
Family: AMD A (112)
CPU group: AMD A9-9000 (4)
Architecture: Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

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. Specifically, the AMD A9-9420 uses the AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge), which has 192 texture shaders and 3 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
GPU frequency: 0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: 3
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2016
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7
Direct X: 12
Technology: 28 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to 8 GB memory in 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2133
--
Max. Memory: 8 GB
Memory channels: 1 (Single Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 8
PCIe Bandwidth: 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: 25 W
TDP down: 10 W
Tjunction max.: 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD A9-9420 is made in 28 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 28 nm
Chip design:
Socket: FP4
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 2.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
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: --

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Benchmark results

Verified 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.
AMD FX-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
500
Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz
498
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
498
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
497
MediaTek Dimensity 800 MediaTek Dimensity 800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
497
AMD FX-6120 AMD FX-6120
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
497
Apple A5 Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
496

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 Core2 Duo E7500 Intel Core2 Duo E7500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
817
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
815
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
810
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
805
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
803
Intel Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
803
Intel Core i3-4012Y Intel Core i3-4012Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
802

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 M-5Y31 Intel Core M-5Y31
Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.85 GHz
326
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.85 GHz
326
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
AMD Radeon HD 7600G @ 0.43 GHz
326
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz
325
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz
325
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) @ 0.63 GHz
321
Intel Xeon W-11155MRE Intel Xeon W-11155MRE
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 GHz
320

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 Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2352
MediaTek Helio G70 MediaTek Helio G70
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2351
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2349
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
2348
Intel Core i5-4260U Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2345
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2344
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2344

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.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
338
Intel Core2 Duo E6400 Intel Core2 Duo E6400
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
337
Intel Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
329
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
328
Intel Pentium T3400 Intel Pentium T3400
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
327
AMD A4-5300B AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
325
AMD A4-5300 AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
324

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 Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
82
Intel Celeron G1820TE Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
82
Intel Core M-5Y10c Intel Core M-5Y10c
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
82
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
81
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
81
Intel Core i3-2350M Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
80
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
80

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 Atom x5-Z8500 Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
134
Intel Core i5-4302Y Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
134
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
133
Intel Celeron 3755U Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
133

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