Pentium Gold 7505 vs A9-9420

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.94
Pentium Gold 7505
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.27
+248%

Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms A9-9420 by a whopping 248% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420 and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25231596
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency5.9320.63
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)17 October 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and Pentium Gold 7505 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 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache160 KB160 KB
L2 cache1 MB (shared)2.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size125 mm2no data
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 Gold 7505 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
SocketFT4FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A9-9420 and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Pentium Gold 7505 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 Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
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 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9420 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A9-9420 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A9-9420 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Pentium Gold 7505.

PCIe version3.0no data
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 Gold 7505 3.27
+248%

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 Gold 7505 5195
+246%

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 Gold 7505 1355
+317%

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 Gold 7505 2612
+422%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A9-9420 2875
Pentium Gold 7505 6773
+136%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A9-9420 4841
Pentium Gold 7505 14093
+191%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A9-9420 21.29
Pentium Gold 7505 14.48
+47%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A9-9420 2
Pentium Gold 7505 4
+173%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A9-9420 134
Pentium Gold 7505 400
+199%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A9-9420 81
Pentium Gold 7505 165
+104%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A9-9420 0.99
Pentium Gold 7505 1.93
+94.9%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A9-9420 1.1
Pentium Gold 7505 2.4
+118%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 3.27
Recency 31 May 2016 17 October 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

Pentium Gold 7505 has a 247.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium Gold 7505 is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420 in performance tests.


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