A9-9420e vs Pentium E5700

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5700
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68
A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70
+2.9%

A9-9420e outperforms Pentium E5700 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5700 and A9-9420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27382720
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency0.994.42
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date8 August 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$110no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5700 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 speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size82 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C90 °C
Number of transistors228 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5700 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
SocketLGA775BGA
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5700 and A9-9420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5700 and A9-9420e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5700 and A9-9420e are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5700 and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5700 and A9-9420e.

PCIe version2.0no 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 E5700 0.68
A9-9420e 0.70
+2.9%

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 E5700 1083
A9-9420e 1107
+2.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.70
Recency 8 August 2010 1 June 2018
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

A9-9420e has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium E5700 and A9-9420e.

Note that Pentium E5700 is a desktop processor while A9-9420e is a notebook one.


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