A9-9425 vs A6-9400
Aggregate performance score
A9-9425 outperforms A6-9400 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-9400 and A9-9425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2033 | 2025 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 2.50 | 10.88 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 16 March 2019 (5 years ago) | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-9400 and A9-9425 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160K | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 1 MB (per core) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9400 and A9-9425 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FT4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9400 and A9-9425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9400 and A9-9425 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9400 and A9-9425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R5 | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9400 and A9-9425.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.78 | 1.79 |
| Recency | 16 March 2019 | 31 May 2016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
A6-9400 has an age advantage of 2 years.
A9-9425, on the other hand, has a 0.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-9400 and A9-9425.
Note that A6-9400 is a desktop processor while A9-9425 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9400 and A9-9425, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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