A9-9420 vs Atom x7835RE
Aggregate performance score
Atom x7835RE outperforms A9-9420 by a whopping 343% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1613 | 2784 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 20.53 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 33.95 | 6.22 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Amston Lake (2024−2025) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 8 April 2024 (1 year ago) | 31 May 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $127 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom x7835RE and A9-9420 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per module) | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 125 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 Atom x7835RE and A9-9420 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 | Intel BGA 1264 | FT4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7835RE and A9-9420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7835RE and A9-9420 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7835RE and A9-9420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 32EU | Radeon R5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7835RE and A9-9420.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.85 | 0.87 |
| Recency | 8 April 2024 | 31 May 2016 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 15 Watt |
Atom x7835RE has a 342.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
The Intel Atom x7835RE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A9-9420 in performance tests.
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