AMD A6-9220C vs A9-9420e
Combined performance score
A9-9420e outperforms A6-9220C by 6% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
Comparing A9-9420e and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2538 | 2577 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Bristol Ridge |
Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
Release date | 1 June 2018 (5 years old) | 7 January 2019 (5 years old) |
Current price | $380 | $360 |
Technical specs
A9-9420e and A6-9220C 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 | no data | 1.8 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
L1 cache | no data | 128K (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 90 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 1,200 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420e and A6-9220C 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 | no data | 1 |
Socket | BGA | FT4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Single-Channel DDR4-2133?, Virtualization, | Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization, |
AES-NI | no data | + |
FMA | no data | + |
AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and A6-9220C are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) |
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.
A9-9420e outperforms A6-9220C by 6% in our combined 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%
A9-9420e outperforms A6-9220C by 7% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 0.73 | 0.69 |
Recency | 1 June 2018 | 7 January 2019 |
We couldn't decide between A9-9420e and A6-9220C. The differences in performance seem too small.
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