Celeron 1017U vs A9-9420
Aggregated performance score
General info
Comparing A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2357 | 2352 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Celeron |
Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
Release date | 31 May 2016 (7 years old) | 1 July 2013 (10 years old) |
Current price | $440 | $299 |
Technical specs
A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U 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 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 94 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U 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 | FT4 | FCBGA1023 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization, | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
AES-NI | + | - |
FMA | + | no data |
AVX | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
My WiFi | no data | - |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
Idle States | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
FDI | no data | + |
Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | - |
EDB | no data | + |
Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | no data |
VT-d | no data | - |
VT-x | no data | + |
EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Radeon R5 | Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors |
Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
eDP | no data | + |
DisplayPort | no data | + |
HDMI | no data | + |
SDVO | no data | + |
CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U.
PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Celeron 1017U outperforms A9-9420 by 1% 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 Celeron 1017U 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%
A9-9420 outperforms Celeron 1017U by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
A9-9420 outperforms Celeron 1017U by 31% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
A9-9420 outperforms Celeron 1017U by 17% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Celeron 1017U outperforms A9-9420 by 118% in wPrime 32.
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 Celeron 1017U by 26% 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 Celeron 1017U by 62% 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 Celeron 1017U by 686% in TrueCrypt AES.
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 31 May 2016 | 1 July 2013 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
We couldn't decide between A9-9420 and Celeron 1017U. The differences in performance seem too small.
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