Pentium M 730 vs A9-9420e

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Primary details

Comparing A9-9420e and Pentium M 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2603not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgePentium M
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)January 2005 (19 years ago)
Current price$380 $16.36

Detailed specifications

A9-9420e and Pentium M 730 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Bus supportno data533 MHz
L1 cacheno data32 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm90 nm
Die size124.5 mm284 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1200 Million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data1.26V-1.356V

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420e and Pentium M 730 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGAPPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)no data27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Pentium M 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSingle-Channel DDR4-2133?, Virtualization,no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A9-9420e and Pentium M 730 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and Pentium M 730 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and Pentium M 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm

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