AMD A8-3550MX vs A9-9425

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Combined performance score

A9-9425
1.79
+62.7%

A9-9425 outperforms A8-3550MX by 63% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A9-9425 and A8-3550MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18812259
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD A-Series
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date31 May 2016 (7 years old)20 December 2011 (12 years old)
Current price$561 $221

Technical specs

A9-9425 and A8-3550MX 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size124.5 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and A8-3550MX 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
SocketFT4FS1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and A8-3550MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSingle-Channel DDR4-2133 RAM, Virtualization3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G, DDR3(L)-1333/1600 Memory Controller
AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and A8-3550MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and A8-3550MX. 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)AMD Radeon HD 6620G

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 1.79
+62.7%
A8-3550MX 1.10

A9-9425 outperforms A8-3550MX by 63% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A9-9425 1505
A8-3550MX 1687
+12.1%

A8-3550MX outperforms A9-9425 by 12% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.79 1.10
Integrated graphics card 1.33 0.88
Recency 31 May 2016 20 December 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

The A9-9425 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3550MX in performance tests.


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