A9-9425 vs Athlon II X4 620

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 620
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.27
A9-9425
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.73
+36.2%

A9-9425 outperforms Athlon II X4 620 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 620 and A9-9425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22992043
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.43no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency1.2710.91
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date16 September 2009 (15 years ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 620 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size169 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors300 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 620 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FT4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 620 and A9-9425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 Athlon II X4 620 and A9-9425 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 620 and A9-9425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 620 and A9-9425.

PCIe version2.0no data

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.

Athlon II X4 620 1.27
A9-9425 1.73
+36.2%

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.

Athlon II X4 620 2019
+33.4%
A9-9425 1513

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.

Athlon II X4 620 282
A9-9425 320
+13.5%

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.

Athlon II X4 620 862
+78.8%
A9-9425 482

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.27 1.73
Recency 16 September 2009 31 May 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon II X4 620 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A9-9425, on the other hand, has a 36.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The A9-9425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 620 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 620 is a desktop processor while A9-9425 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 620 and A9-9425, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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