Xeon W-10885M vs A9-9420e

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70
Xeon W-10885M
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.91
+1316%

Xeon W-10885M outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 1316% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2705776
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeComet Lake
Power efficiency4.4220.84
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)13 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M 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
SocketBGAFCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
Xeon W-10885M 9.91
+1316%

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
Xeon W-10885M 15746
+1322%

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
Xeon W-10885M 1640
+1591%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 9.91
Recency 1 June 2018 13 May 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

A9-9420e has 200% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-10885M, on the other hand, has a 1315.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-10885M is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.

Be aware that A9-9420e is a notebook processor while Xeon W-10885M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9420e and Xeon W-10885M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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