Core i3-4030U vs A9-9425

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Aggregated performance score

A9-9425
2016
2 cores / 2 threads
1.79
+46.7%
Core i3-4030U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads
1.22

A9-9425 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 47% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18912206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date31 May 2016 (7 years old)14 April 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281
Current price$561 $383 (1.4x MSRP)

Technical specs

A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U 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
SocketFT4FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSingle-Channel DDR4-2133 RAM, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-4030U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

A9-9425 1.79
+46.7%
i3-4030U 1.22

A9-9425 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 47% based on our aggregated 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%

A9-9425 1506
i3-4030U 1873
+24.4%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 24% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A9-9425 320
i3-4030U 569
+77.8%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 78% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A9-9425 482
i3-4030U 1163
+141%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 141% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A9-9425 2686
i3-4030U 2808
+4.5%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 5% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A9-9425 4338
i3-4030U 6285
+44.9%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 45% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A9-9425 2314
i3-4030U 2520
+8.9%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 9% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A9-9425 25.83
+2.4%
i3-4030U 26.46

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 2% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A9-9425 2
i3-4030U 2
+35.3%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 35% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A9-9425 125
i3-4030U 191
+52.8%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 53% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A9-9425 76
+8.6%
i3-4030U 70

A9-9425 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 9% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A9-9425 0.9
+12.5%
i3-4030U 0.8

A9-9425 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 13% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A9-9425 1
i3-4030U 1.1
+15.8%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 16% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A9-9425 891
i3-4030U 2344
+163%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 163% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A9-9425 51
i3-4030U 65
+28.3%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 28% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A9-9425 10
i3-4030U 12
+24.7%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 25% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A9-9425 2039
+13.9%
i3-4030U 1790

A9-9425 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 14% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A9-9425 3323
i3-4030U 3767
+13.4%

Core i3-4030U outperforms A9-9425 by 13% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A9-9425 4518
+8.5%
i3-4030U 4165

A9-9425 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 8% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.79 1.22
Integrated graphics card 1.33 1.35
Recency 31 May 2016 14 April 2014
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm

The A9-9425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-4030U in performance tests.


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