EPYC 7702P vs A9-9420e
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7702P outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 5814% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A9-9420e and EPYC 7702P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2603 | 50 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 19.89 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,425 |
| Current price | $380 | $1936 (0.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A9-9420e and EPYC 7702P 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) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.35 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420e and EPYC 7702P 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 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and EPYC 7702P. 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 | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and EPYC 7702P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and EPYC 7702P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) | 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.
EPYC 7702P outperforms A9-9420e by 5814% based on our aggregate 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%
EPYC 7702P outperforms A9-9420e by 5809% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.71 | 41.99 |
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 64 |
| Threads | 2 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
The EPYC 7702P is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.
Be aware that A9-9420e is a notebook processor while EPYC 7702P is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9420e and EPYC 7702P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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