A9-9420 vs Xeon E3-1575M v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1575M v5 and A9-9420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1139	2397
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.42	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	24 January 2016 (8 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,207	no data
Current price	$282 (0.2x MSRP)	$440

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1575M v5 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	8	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1575M v5 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	FCBGA1440	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and A9-9420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1575M v5 and A9-9420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and A9-9420 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and A9-9420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	Radeon R5
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1575M v5 and A9-9420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and A9-9420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and A9-9420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and A9-9420.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

Xeon E3-1575M v5 outperforms A9-9420 by 431% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.15	0.97
Recency	24 January 2016	31 May 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

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