i3-1000G1 vs A9-9420

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Primary details

Comparing A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2523not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Ice Lake
Power efficiency5.93no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Ice Lake (Client) (2019)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)1 August 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 × 4 GT/s
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache160 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size125 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFT4Intel BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data59.732 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Core i3-1000G1.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes8no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 1 August 2019
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 9 Watt

i3-1000G1 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

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