Athlon Silver 7120U vs A9-9420

VS

Aggregate performance score

A9-9420
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.94
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.98
+111%

Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms A9-9420 by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420 and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25231940
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency5.9312.49
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and Athlon Silver 7120U 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache160 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm6 nm
Die size125 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420 and Athlon Silver 7120U 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
SocketFT4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes84

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.

A9-9420 0.94
Athlon Silver 7120U 1.98
+111%

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.

A9-9420 1500
Athlon Silver 7120U 3145
+110%

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.

A9-9420 325
Athlon Silver 7120U 968
+198%

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.

A9-9420 500
Athlon Silver 7120U 1599
+220%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 1.98
Recency 31 May 2016 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm

Athlon Silver 7120U has a 110.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon Silver 7120U is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9420 and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD A9-9420
A9-9420
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
Athlon Silver 7120U

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


2.8 513 votes

Rate A9-9420 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 300 votes

Rate Athlon Silver 7120U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about A9-9420 or Athlon Silver 7120U, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.