A9-9420e vs Pentium N3520

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.72
+2.9%
A9-9420e
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.70

Pentium N3520 outperforms A9-9420e by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and A9-9420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26852705
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency9.094.42
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.17 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.42 GHzno data
L1 cache224 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 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
SocketFCBGA1170BGA
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 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
Smart Connect+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and A9-9420e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 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 N3520 and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Graphics max frequency854 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and A9-9420e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and A9-9420e.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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 N3520 0.72
+2.9%
A9-9420e 0.70

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 N3520 1146
+3.5%
A9-9420e 1107

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Pentium N3520 144
+48.5%
A9-9420e 97

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 0.70
Recency 1 December 2013 1 June 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium N3520 has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

A9-9420e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium N3520 and A9-9420e.


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