Ryzen 7 3700U vs A9-9420e

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70
Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50
+543%

Ryzen 7 3700U outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 543% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27201322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency4.4228.39
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data23
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm12 nm
Die size124.5 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1200 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGAFP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

A9-9420e 0.70
Ryzen 7 3700U 4.50
+543%

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.

A9-9420e 1107
Ryzen 7 3700U 7141
+545%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A9-9420e 97
Ryzen 7 3700U 672
+593%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 4.50
Integrated graphics card 1.48 4.24
Recency 1 June 2018 6 January 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 7 3700U has a 542.9% higher aggregate performance score, 186.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 3700U is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.


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