A9-9420 vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3200GE outperforms A9-9420 by a whopping 369% 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 | 1542 | 2768 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 4.95 | 2.46 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2022) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (6 years ago) | 31 May 2016 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3200GE 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,940 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3200GE 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 | AM4 | FT4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3200GE 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 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3200GE and A9-9420 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3200GE and A9-9420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Radeon R5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3200GE and A9-9420.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.08 | 0.87 |
| Recency | 7 July 2019 | 31 May 2016 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3200GE has a 369% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
A9-9420, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 3 3200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A9-9420 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 3 3200GE is a desktop processor while A9-9420 is a notebook one.
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