A9-9400 SoC vs Athlon 700

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 700 and A9-9400 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Thunderbird (1999−2000)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	29 November 1999 (24 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$849	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 700 and A9-9400 SoC 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	180 nm	28 nm
Die size	102 mm2	125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	22 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 700 and A9-9400 SoC 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	A	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 700 and A9-9400 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 700 and A9-9400 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 700 and A9-9400 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Radeon R5 3CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 700 and A9-9400 SoC.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 November 1999	31 May 2016
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	180 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	10 Watt

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