A9-9420 vs A10 Micro-6700T
Aggregate performance score
A9-9420 outperforms A10 Micro-6700T by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2428 | 2397 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Architecture codename | Mullins (2014) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $440 |
Detailed specifications
A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FT3b | FT4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4.5 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, Single-Channel DDR3L-1333 | Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| TrueAudio | - | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | - | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | DDR4 |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | Radeon R5 |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
A9-9420 outperforms A10 Micro-6700T by 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A9-9420 outperforms A10 Micro-6700T by 5% in Passmark.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
A9-9420 outperforms A10 Micro-6700T by 10% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
A9-9420 outperforms A10 Micro-6700T by 80% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
A9-9420 outperforms A10 Micro-6700T by 18% in TrueCrypt AES.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.92 | 0.97 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 31 May 2016 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 15 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10 Micro-6700T and A9-9420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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