Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs A9-9420e
Aggregate performance score
M1 Pro 8-Core outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 1460% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3057 | 952 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.77 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (7 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A9-9420e and M1 Pro 8-Core 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 2.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 33700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420e and M1 Pro 8-Core 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.
| Socket | BGA | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | W |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) | Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 9.83 |
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 18 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core has a 1460% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A9-9420e in performance tests.
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