i5-520M vs A9-9410

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9410
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.96
Core i5-520M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.08
+12.5%

Core i5-520M outperforms A9-9410 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9410 and Core i5-520M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25032419
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Core i5
Power efficiency6.062.92
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

A9-9410 and Core i5-520M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size125 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A9-9410 and Core i5-520M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP4BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9410 and Core i5-520M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A9-9410 and Core i5-520M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9410 and Core i5-520M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9410 and Core i5-520M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data8.3 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
iGPU core count3no data
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9410 and Core i5-520M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A9-9410 and Core i5-520M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9410 and Core i5-520M.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes816

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.

A9-9410 0.96
i5-520M 1.08
+12.5%

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.

A9-9410 1528
i5-520M 1720
+12.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A9-9410 2694
i5-520M 3046
+13.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A9-9410 4619
i5-520M 6753
+46.2%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A9-9410 2455
i5-520M 2729
+11.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A9-9410 23.95
i5-520M 19.99
+19.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A9-9410 2
i5-520M 2
+36.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 1.08
Recency 31 May 2016 7 January 2010
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

A9-9410 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

i5-520M, on the other hand, has a 12.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

The Core i5-520M is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9410 in performance tests.


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