Atom x5-Z8300 vs A9-9425

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Aggregated performance score

A9-9425
2016
2 cores / 2 threads
1.77
+234%
Atom x5-Z8300
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.53

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 234% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

Comparing A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19012724
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridge5x Intel Atom
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Cherry Trail (2016)
Release date31 May 2016 (7 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price$561 $197

Detailed Specifications

A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.84 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFT4UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-2133 RAM (1 channel), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDno data
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protectionno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)Intel HD Graphics
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9425 and Atom x5-Z8300.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data1
USB revisionno data3.0

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 1.77
+234%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.53

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 234% based on our aggregated 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 1507
+85.1%
Atom x5-Z8300 814

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 85% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A9-9425 320
+142%
Atom x5-Z8300 132

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 142% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A9-9425 482
+32.8%
Atom x5-Z8300 363

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A9-9425 2686
+185%
Atom x5-Z8300 942

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 185% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A9-9425 4338
+47.9%
Atom x5-Z8300 2934

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 48% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A9-9425 2314
+36.8%
Atom x5-Z8300 1691

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 37% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A9-9425 25.83
+40.9%
Atom x5-Z8300 36.4

Atom x5-Z8300 outperforms A9-9425 by 41% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A9-9425 2
+28.2%
Atom x5-Z8300 1

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 28% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A9-9425 125
+33%
Atom x5-Z8300 94

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 33% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A9-9425 76
+181%
Atom x5-Z8300 27

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 181% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A9-9425 0.9
+157%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.35

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 157% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A9-9425 1
+58.3%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.6

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 58% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A9-9425 891
+14.2%
Atom x5-Z8300 780

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 14% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A9-9425 51
+41.5%
Atom x5-Z8300 36

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 41% in x264 encoding pass 1.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A9-9425 10
+39%
Atom x5-Z8300 7

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 39% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A9-9425 2039
+172%
Atom x5-Z8300 750

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 172% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A9-9425 3323
+52%
Atom x5-Z8300 2187

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 52% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A9-9425 4518
+83.6%
Atom x5-Z8300 2461

A9-9425 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 84% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 1.77 0.53
Integrated graphics card 1.33
Recency 31 May 2016 2 March 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

The A9-9425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.


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