i7-4850EQ vs A9-9425
Primary details
Comparing A9-9425 and Core i7-4850EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2045 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 10.91 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Crystalwell (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 20 February 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A9-9425 and Core i7-4850EQ 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 264 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9425 and Core i7-4850EQ 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 |
| Socket | FT4 | Intel BGA1364 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 47 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Core i7-4850EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
A9-9425 and Core i7-4850EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Core i7-4850EQ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Core i7-4850EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz) | Intel HD 5200 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 20 February 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 47 Watt |
A9-9425 has an age advantage of 2 years, and 213.3% lower power consumption.
i7-4850EQ, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A9-9425 and Core i7-4850EQ. We've got no test results to judge.
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