Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE vs A9-9420
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE outperforms A9-9420 by a whopping 935% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A9-9420 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2502 | 779 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 5.96 | 26.42 |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A9-9420 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 33 |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 125 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R5 | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.98 | 10.14 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
A9-9420 has 133.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE, on the other hand, has a 934.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420 in performance tests.
Be aware that A9-9420 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9420 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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