Phenom II X4 N950 vs A9-9425

Aggregate performance score

A9-9425
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.73
+10.9%
Phenom II X4 N950
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.56

A9-9425 outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9425 and Phenom II X4 N950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20432120
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridge4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency10.914.22
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9425 and Phenom II X4 N950 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 speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
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 Phenom II X4 N950 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 configuration1no data
SocketFT4S1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Phenom II X4 N950. 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+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Phenom II X4 N950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Phenom II X4 N950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)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.

A9-9425 1.73
+10.9%
Phenom II X4 N950 1.56

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.

A9-9425 1513
Phenom II X4 N950 2485
+64.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A9-9425 320
+16.4%
Phenom II X4 N950 275

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A9-9425 482
Phenom II X4 N950 986
+105%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A9-9425 2686
+47.9%
Phenom II X4 N950 1816

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A9-9425 4338
Phenom II X4 N950 6554
+51.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A9-9425 2314
Phenom II X4 N950 2974
+28.5%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A9-9425 25.83
Phenom II X4 N950 17.8
+45.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 1.56
Recency 31 May 2016 4 October 2010
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

A9-9425 has a 10.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 N950, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The A9-9425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N950 in performance tests.


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