A9-9420 vs Xeon L5410

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5410 and A9-9420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2200	2373
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.24	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	no data	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	31 May 2016 (7 years ago)
Current price	$76	$440

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5410 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	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	57 °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
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5410 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	no data	1
Socket	LGA771	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5410 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	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5410 and A9-9420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5410 and A9-9420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5410 and A9-9420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon R5

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 L5410 outperforms A9-9420 by 28% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.24	0.97
Recency	1 January 2008	31 May 2016
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt

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