Pentium 4405Y vs A9-9420

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.94
Pentium 4405Y
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.96
+2.1%

Pentium 4405Y outperforms A9-9420 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25232506
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Pentium
Power efficiency5.9315.14
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y 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 speed3 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache160 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (shared)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size125 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y 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)
SocketFT4FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y 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 A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5Intel HD Graphics 515
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes810

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
Pentium 4405Y 0.96
+2.1%

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
Pentium 4405Y 1526
+1.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 0.96
Recency 31 May 2016 1 September 2015
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

A9-9420 has an age advantage of 8 months.

Pentium 4405Y, on the other hand, has a 2.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A9-9420 and Pentium 4405Y.


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