A9-9420e vs Phenom II X3 N870
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms A9-9420e by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and A9-9420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2418 | 2703 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 2.87 | 4.42 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N870 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N870 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 | S1 (S1g4) | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and A9-9420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V | Virtualization, |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and A9-9420e are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.06 | 0.70 |
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 1 June 2018 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Phenom II X3 N870 has a 51.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
A9-9420e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N870 and A9-9420e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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