A9-9425 vs Pentium 4405U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4405U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.33
A9-9425
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.73
+30.1%

A9-9425 outperforms Pentium 4405U by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4405U and A9-9425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22622043
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency8.3910.91
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4405U and A9-9425 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size98.57 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1750 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4405U and A9-9425 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1356FT4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4405U and A9-9425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 4405U and A9-9425 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4405U and A9-9425 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 4405U and A9-9425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 510AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4405U and A9-9425 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4405U and A9-9425 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4405U and A9-9425 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4405U and A9-9425.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no 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 4405U 1.33
A9-9425 1.73
+30.1%

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 4405U 2107
+39.3%
A9-9425 1513

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.

Pentium 4405U 412
+28.8%
A9-9425 320

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.

Pentium 4405U 844
+75.1%
A9-9425 482

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.33 1.73
Integrated graphics card 1.61 1.48
Recency 1 September 2015 31 May 2016
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

Pentium 4405U has 8.8% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A9-9425, on the other hand, has a 30.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

The A9-9425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4405U in performance tests.


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