A9-9420 vs Pentium M 725
Aggregate performance score
A9-9420 outperforms Pentium M 725 by a whopping 444% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3528 | 2765 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 0.32 | 2.47 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 23 June 2004 (21 years ago) | 31 May 2016 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 725 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.988V-1.34V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 725 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 | PPGA478 | FT4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 725 and A9-9420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium M 725 and A9-9420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 725 and A9-9420 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 725 and A9-9420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Radeon R5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 725 and A9-9420.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 0.87 |
| Recency | 23 June 2004 | 31 May 2016 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pentium M 725 has 114.3% lower power consumption.
A9-9420, on the other hand, has a 443.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD A9-9420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 725 in performance tests.
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