A9-9420e vs Ryzen 3 2200U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 2200U outperforms A9-9420e by a whopping 223% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 2200U and A9-9420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1818 | 2705 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 14.26 | 4.42 |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 2200U 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 2200U 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FP5 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and A9-9420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and A9-9420e are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and A9-9420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz) | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and A9-9420e.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.26 | 0.70 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.98 | 1.48 |
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 1 June 2018 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Ryzen 3 2200U has a 222.9% higher aggregate performance score, 101.4% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
A9-9420e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.
The Ryzen 3 2200U is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 2200U and A9-9420e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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