Atom N550 vs A9-9420e

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70
+289%
Atom N550
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.18

A9-9420e outperforms Atom N550 by a whopping 289% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420e and Atom N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27203266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Atom
Power efficiency4.421.89
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)23 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

A9-9420e and Atom N550 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 speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Bus rateno data666 MHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size124.5 mm287 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1200 Million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420e and Atom N550 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGAFCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Atom N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

A9-9420e and Atom N550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and Atom N550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420e and Atom N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)Intel GMA 3150

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
+289%
Atom N550 0.18

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
+291%
Atom N550 283

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 0.18
Integrated graphics card 1.48 0.01
Recency 1 June 2018 23 August 2010
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 8 Watt

A9-9420e has a 288.9% higher aggregate performance score, 14700% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N550, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The A9-9420e is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N550 in performance tests.


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