A9-9420e vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 25 Watt
7.07
+896%

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 896% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and A9-9420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking9402603
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price$527 $380

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHzno data
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache11 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm28 nm
Die size156 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFP6BGA
Power consumption (TDP)25 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A9-9420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMESingle-Channel DDR4-2133?, Virtualization,
AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A9-9420e are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A9-9420e.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 7.07
+896%
A9-9420e 0.71

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms A9-9420e by 896% based on our aggregate 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%

Ryzen 5 4500U 10938
+895%
A9-9420e 1099

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms A9-9420e by 895% in Passmark.

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%

Ryzen 5 4500U 892
+820%
A9-9420e 97

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms A9-9420e by 820% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.07 0.71
Integrated graphics card 6.26 1.34
Recency 6 January 2020 1 June 2018
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.


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