Celeron M 743 vs A9-9420e
Aggregate performance score
A9-9420e outperforms Celeron M 743 by a whopping 350% 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 | 2958 | 3550 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 1.77 | 0.59 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (7 years ago) | 1 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A9-9420e and Celeron M 743 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420e and Celeron M 743 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 | BGA965 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Celeron M 743. 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 Celeron M 743 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and Celeron M 743. 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) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 0.14 |
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 1 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 10 Watt |
A9-9420e has a 350% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron M 743, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.
The AMD A9-9420e is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron M 743 in performance tests.
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