A9-9425 vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

Place in the ranking	170	2048
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Apple M4	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	82.46	10.86
Architecture codename	no data	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M4 Pro (12 cores) and A9-9425 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2.592 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on M4 Pro (12 cores) and A9-9425 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and A9-9425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and A9-9425 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and A9-9425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 16-core GPU

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.69	1.71
Recency	30 October 2024	31 May 2016
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	15 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 1519.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

A9-9425, on the other hand, has 113.3% lower power consumption.

The M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9425 in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while A9-9425 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and A9-9425, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.