A9-9420e vs Pentium 3556U

Core i3-4000M Core i3-4005U Core i3-4010U Core i3-4030U Core i5-4200M Core i5-4200U Core i5-4210M Core i5-4210U Core i5-4300U Core i7-4510U Core i7-4700MQ Core i7-4720HQ
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A4-9120 A4-9120C A4-9125 SoC A6-9220 A6-9220e A6-9225 A9-9410 A9-9420 A9-9420e A9-9425 E2-9000 E2-9010

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3556U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.67
A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70
+4.5%

A9-9420e outperforms Pentium 3556U by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Pentium 3556U Pentium 3556U
A9-9420e A9-9420e

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27332705
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency4.234.42
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e 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 speed1.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.7 GHzno data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size118 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e 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
SocketFCBGA1168BGA
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Virtualization,
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

Pentium 3556U 0.67
A9-9420e 0.70
+4.5%

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.

Pentium 3556U 1061
A9-9420e 1107
+4.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium 3556U 126
+29.4%
A9-9420e 97

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.67 0.70
Recency 1 September 2013 1 June 2018
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm

Pentium 3556U has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

A9-9420e, on the other hand, has a 4.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3556U and A9-9420e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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