i7-990X Extreme Edition vs A9-9425

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Primary details

Comparing A9-9425 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2031not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency10.91no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)13 February 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9425 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.46 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cacheno data12 MB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size124.5 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFT4no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 13 February 2011
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 130 Watt

A9-9425 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

i7-990X Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A9-9425 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A9-9425 is a notebook processor while Core i7-990X Extreme Edition is a desktop one.


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