Atom E680T vs A9-9420

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Primary details

Comparing A9-9420 and Atom E680T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2523not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency5.93no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Tunnel Creek (2010)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)14 September 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and Atom E680T 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache160 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size125 mm226 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million47 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420 and Atom E680T 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
SocketFT4Intel BGA 676
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Atom E680T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Atom E680T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and Atom E680T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5Intel GMA 600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Atom E680T.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 14 September 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 4 Watt

A9-9420 has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Atom E680T, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

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