A9-9420 vs Celeron 3965U

General info

Comparing Celeron 3965U and A9-9420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2255	2358
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake-U	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years old)	31 May 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$532 (5x MSRP)	$440

Technical specs

Celeron 3965U 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	98.7 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3965U 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	FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3965U and A9-9420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 3965U and A9-9420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3965U and A9-9420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3965U and A9-9420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 610	Radeon R5
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3965U and A9-9420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3965U and A9-9420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3965U and A9-9420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3965U and A9-9420.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	10	no 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.

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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.

Celeron 3965U outperforms A9-9420 by 16% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.13	0.97
Recency	3 January 2017	31 May 2016
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

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