Atom x5-Z8550 vs A9-9420e
Aggregated performance score
Atom x5-Z8550 outperforms A9-9420e by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2572 | 2534 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | 5x Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Cherry Trail (2016) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (5 years ago) | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | $380 | $442 |
Technical specs
A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.44 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA | UTFCBGA1380 |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Single-Channel DDR4-2133?, Virtualization, | no data |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) | Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 600 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 3840x2160 |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 2560x1600 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420e and Atom x5-Z8550.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 2 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 3 |
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.
Atom x5-Z8550 outperforms A9-9420e by 7% based on our aggregated 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%
Atom x5-Z8550 outperforms A9-9420e by 7% in Passmark.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Atom x5-Z8550 outperforms A9-9420e by 38% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 0.70 | 0.75 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.33 | |
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 8 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
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