AMD A9-9420e vs Intel Celeron 3965Y

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Combined performance score

Celeron 3965Y
0.78
+6.8%

Celeron 3965Y outperforms A9-9420e by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking24922538
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date21 April 2017 (6 years old)1 June 2018 (5 years old)
Current price$556 $380

Technical specs

Celeron 3965Y and A9-9420e 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3965Y and A9-9420e 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1515BGA
Power consumption (TDP)6 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Single-Channel DDR4-2133?, Virtualization,
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

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

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3965Y and A9-9420e 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 3965Y and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth29.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 615AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

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

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

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

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

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

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no 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.

Celeron 3965Y 0.78
+6.8%
A9-9420e 0.73

Celeron 3965Y outperforms A9-9420e by 7% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Celeron 3965Y 1194
+6.2%
A9-9420e 1124

Celeron 3965Y outperforms A9-9420e by 6% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.78 0.73
Integrated graphics card 1.86 1.33
Recency 21 April 2017 1 June 2018
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between Celeron 3965Y and A9-9420e. The differences in performance seem too small.


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