i7-12700F vs A9-9420e

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70
Core i7-12700F
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.32
+2660%

Core i7-12700F outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 2660% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420e and Core i7-12700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2720303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.45
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency4.4128.11
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$386

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A9-9420e and Core i7-12700F 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size124.5 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420e and Core i7-12700F 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
SocketBGAFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Core i7-12700F. 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+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A9-9420e and Core i7-12700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420e and Core i7-12700F 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 i7-12700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420e and Core i7-12700F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
i7-12700F 19.32
+2660%

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
i7-12700F 30685
+2672%

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
i7-12700F 2610
+2591%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 19.32
Recency 1 June 2018 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A9-9420e has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i7-12700F, on the other hand, has a 2660% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 500% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Core i7-12700F is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.

Be aware that A9-9420e is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9420e and Core i7-12700F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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