A9-9420e vs Celeron N4100

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and A9-9420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2132	2720
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	24.29	4.42
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	11 December 2017 (7 years ago)	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Multiplier	11	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1090	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and A9-9420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and A9-9420e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 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 N4100 and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and A9-9420e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and A9-9420e integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and A9-9420e 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 N4100 and A9-9420e.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.54	0.70
Integrated graphics card	0.87	1.48
Recency	11 December 2017	1 June 2018
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

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