A4-3330MX vs A9-9420
Primary details
Comparing A9-9420 and A4-3330MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2471 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD A-Series |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 8 December 2011 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A9-9420 and A4-3330MX 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 226 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 1000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A9-9420 and A4-3330MX 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 | BGA | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10-25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and A4-3330MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and A4-3330MX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and A4-3330MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R5 | AMD Radeon HD 6480G |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and A4-3330MX.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 8 December 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 45 Watt |
A9-9420 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 350% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A9-9420 and A4-3330MX. We've got no test results to judge.
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