A8 Pro-7150B vs A9-9420
Aggregated performance score
A8 Pro-7150B outperforms A9-9420 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2357 | 2339 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Kaveri |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (7 years old) | 4 June 2014 (9 years old) |
| Current price | $440 | no data |
Technical specs
A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4096 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 245 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 2410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B 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 | no data |
| Socket | FT4 | FP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 19 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization, | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| PowerGating | no data | + |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
| RAID | no data | + |
| HSA | no data | 1 |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | 1 |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1600 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R5 | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 384 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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.
A8 Pro-7150B outperforms A9-9420 by 2% based on our aggregated 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%
A8 Pro-7150B outperforms A9-9420 by 2% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A9-9420 outperforms A8 Pro-7150B by 19% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A8 Pro-7150B outperforms A9-9420 by 26% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 0.98 | 1.00 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 4 June 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 19 Watt |
We couldn't decide between A9-9420 and A8 Pro-7150B. The differences in performance seem too small.
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