Apple M1 vs A9-9420e

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70

Apple M1 outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 639% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420e and M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27201207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency4.42no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420e and M1 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.064 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data2 MB
L2 cache1 MB16 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography28 nm5 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1200 Million16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420e and M1 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.

SocketBGAno data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and M1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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.

A9-9420e 0.70
Apple M1 5.17
+639%

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.

A9-9420e 1107
Apple M1 8207
+641%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

A9-9420e 97
Apple M1 1072
+1005%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 5.17
Integrated graphics card 1.48 14.49
Recency 1 June 2018 10 November 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 has a 638.6% higher aggregate performance score, 879.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.


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