Ryzen 7 3700X vs A9-9420e
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 1950% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2675 | 499 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 93 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 19.48 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.66 |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700X 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 19,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700X 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) | - |
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.72 | 14.76 |
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 27 May 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
Ryzen 7 3700X has a 1950% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.
Be aware that A9-9420e is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9420e and Ryzen 7 3700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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