Core i5-7210U vs A9-9425

Primary details

Comparing A9-9425 and Core i5-7210U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1930	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	no data
Current price	$561	no data

Detailed specifications

A9-9425 and Core i5-7210U 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 GT/s
L1 cache	128K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and Core i5-7210U 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	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Core i5-7210U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2133 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, RDRAND	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Core i5-7210U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Core i5-7210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Intel HD Graphics 620

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9425 and Core i5-7210U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.34	2.42
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

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