AMD A9-9420e vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
Combined performance score
Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms A9-9420e by 10% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A9-9420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2468 | 2538 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | AMD Bristol Ridge |
Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
Release date | 1 June 2009 (14 years old) | 1 June 2018 (5 years old) |
Current price | $58 | $380 |
Technical specs
Pentium Dual Core T4300 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 2 | 2 |
Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
Bus support | 800 MHz | no data |
L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
Die size | 107 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
Number of transistors | 410 Million | 1200 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T4300 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.
Socket | PGA478 | BGA |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A9-9420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | Single-Channel DDR4-2133?, Virtualization, |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A9-9420e are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) |
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.
Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms A9-9420e by 10% 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%
Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms A9-9420e by 10% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 0.80 | 0.73 |
Recency | 1 June 2009 | 1 June 2018 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
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