C-50 vs A9-9420

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.94
+488%

A9-9420 outperforms C-50 by a whopping 488% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420 and C-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25233287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD C-Series
Power efficiency5.931.68
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)4 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and C-50 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache160 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm40 nm
Die size125 mm275 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420 and C-50 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 configuration11
SocketFT4FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and C-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and C-50 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and C-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5AMD Radeon HD 6250

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and C-50.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

A9-9420 0.94
+488%
C-50 0.16

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.

A9-9420 1500
+475%
C-50 261

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.

A9-9420 325
+358%
C-50 71

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.

A9-9420 500
+303%
C-50 124

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A9-9420 2875
+335%
C-50 661

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A9-9420 4841
+278%
C-50 1282

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A9-9420 21.29
+422%
C-50 111.2

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.

A9-9420 2
+332%
C-50 0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 0.16
Recency 31 May 2016 4 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 9 Watt

A9-9420 has a 487.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

C-50, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The A9-9420 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-50 in performance tests.


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