A9-9420 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX

Place in performance ranking	24	2397
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Storm Peak	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	no data	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$2649	$440

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	48	2
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	5 nm	28 nm
Die size	4x 71 mm²	125 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	26,280 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX 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	sTR5	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX and A9-9420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX and A9-9420 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX and A9-9420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Radeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX and A9-9420.

PCIe version	5.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

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 Threadripper PRO 7965WX 53.74
+5440%

A9-9420 0.97

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX outperforms A9-9420 by 5440% 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 Threadripper PRO 7965WX 83123
+5438%

A9-9420 1501

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX outperforms A9-9420 by 5438% in Passmark.