Pentium M 770 vs A9-9420

Place in the ranking	2521	3243
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	Pentium M
Power efficiency	5.90	0.66
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	19 January 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and Pentium M 770 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	0.01 GHz
Bus rate	no data	533 MHz
L1 cache	160 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Die size	125 mm²	87 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	144 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.26V-1.372V

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420 and Pentium M 770 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FT4	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Pentium M 770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

A9-9420 and Pentium M 770 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Pentium M 770 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and Pentium M 770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon R5

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Pentium M 770.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.94	0.19
Recency	31 May 2016	19 January 2005
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	27 Watt

A9-9420 has a 394.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.

The A9-9420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 770 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9420 and Pentium M 770, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.