Pentium E5200 vs A9-9420e

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70
+18.6%
Pentium E5200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59

A9-9420e outperforms Pentium E5200 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420e and Pentium E5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27202817
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.13
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency4.420.86
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

A9-9420e and Pentium E5200 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)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size124.5 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1200 Million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420e and Pentium E5200 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
SocketBGALGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420e and Pentium E5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A9-9420e and Pentium E5200 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 Pentium E5200 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 Pentium E5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)no data

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
+18.6%
Pentium E5200 0.59

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
+18.6%
Pentium E5200 933

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 0.59
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A9-9420e has a 18.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A9-9420e is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5200 in performance tests.

Be aware that A9-9420e is a notebook processor while Pentium E5200 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9420e and Pentium E5200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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