A4-1200 vs A9-9425

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9425
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.73
+652%
A4-1200
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.23

A9-9425 outperforms A4-1200 by a whopping 652% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9425 and A4-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20433186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD A-Series
Power efficiency10.915.44
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Temash (2013)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9425 and A4-1200 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size124.5 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and A4-1200 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 configuration11
SocketFT4FT3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and A4-1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and A4-1200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and A4-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 8180 (225 MHz)

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.

A9-9425 1.73
+652%
A4-1200 0.23

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.

A9-9425 1513
+310%
A4-1200 369

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A9-9425 320
+191%
A4-1200 110

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A9-9425 482
+154%
A4-1200 190

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A9-9425 2686
+281%
A4-1200 706

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A9-9425 4338
+248%
A4-1200 1248

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A9-9425 2314
+216%
A4-1200 733

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A9-9425 25.83
+333%
A4-1200 111.9

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A9-9425 2
+257%
A4-1200 0

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

A9-9425 125
+303%
A4-1200 31

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A9-9425 76
+300%
A4-1200 19

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A9-9425 0.9
+275%
A4-1200 0.24

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A9-9425 1
+217%
A4-1200 0.3

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A9-9425 891
+99.3%
A4-1200 447

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A9-9425 10
+240%
A4-1200 3

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A9-9425 51
+341%
A4-1200 11

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A9-9425 3323
+237%
A4-1200 986

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A9-9425 2039
+262%
A4-1200 564

Geekbench 2

A9-9425 4518
+224%
A4-1200 1395

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 0.23
Integrated graphics card 1.48 0.36
Recency 31 May 2016 23 May 2013
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 4 Watt

A9-9425 has a 652.2% higher aggregate performance score, 311.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

A4-1200, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

The A9-9425 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-1200 in performance tests.


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