i3-9100F vs A9-9420e

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70
Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24
+506%

Core i3-9100F outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420e and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27201384
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Core i3
Power efficiency4.416.17
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A9-9420e and Core i3-9100F 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size124.5 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420e and Core i3-9100F 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGAFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Core i3-9100F. 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-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A9-9420e and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and Core i3-9100F 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 A9-9420e and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420e and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
i3-9100F 4.24
+506%

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
i3-9100F 6735
+508%

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
i3-9100F 634
+554%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 4.24
Recency 1 June 2018 23 April 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A9-9420e has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i3-9100F, on the other hand, has a 505.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-9100F is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.

Be aware that A9-9420e is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9420e and Core i3-9100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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