Pentium 6805 vs A9-9420

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.94
Pentium 6805
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.79
+197%

Pentium 6805 outperforms A9-9420 by a whopping 197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420 and Pentium 6805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25071683
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency5.9317.60
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)1 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and Pentium 6805 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 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache160 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size125 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420 and Pentium 6805 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
SocketFT4FCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Pentium 6805. 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+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A9-9420 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Pentium 6805 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 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9420 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Pentium 6805.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes8no 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.


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 6805 2.79
+197%

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 1498
Pentium 6805 4424
+195%

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
Pentium 6805 1194
+267%

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
Pentium 6805 2168
+334%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 2.79
Recency 31 May 2016 1 October 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

Pentium 6805 has a 196.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium 6805 is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420 in performance tests.


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