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AMD A9-9420 SoC

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Intel Pentium Silver N5000

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD A9-9420 SoC and Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

More Total Cores: 4 (2 vs 4)
Higher Technology: 14 nm (28 nm vs 14 nm)
Newer Launch Date: December 2017 (May 2016 vs December 2017)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

May 2016

Launch Date

December 2017

Mobile

Platform

Laptop

A9-9420 SoC

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

N5000

Stoney Ridge

Code Name

Gemini Lake

A9 (Stoney Ridge)

Generation

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Performance-cores

3 GHz

Basic Frequency

up to 3.6 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

Performance-core Base Frequency

1.1 GHz

128 KB (per core)

L1 Cache

96K per core

1 MB (per core)

L2 Cache

4MB per core

Unlocked Multiplier

Multiplier Unlocked

30.0x

Multiplier

AMD Socket FT4

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

BGA-1090

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

28 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

15 W

TDP

5 W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

105 °C

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

2.0

Instruction Set

The instruction set is a hard program stored inside the CPU that guides and optimizes CPU operations. With these instruction sets, the CPU can run more efficiently. There are many manufacturers that design CPUs, which results in different instruction sets, such as the 8086 instruction set for the Intel camp and the RISC instruction set for the ARM camp. x86, ARM v8, and MIPS are all codes for instruction sets. Instruction sets can be extended; for example, x86 added 64-bit support to create x86-64. Manufacturers developing CPUs that are compatible with a certain instruction set need authorization from the instruction set patent holder. A typical example is Intel authorizing AMD, enabling the latter to develop CPUs compatible with the x86 instruction set.

x86-64

1,200 million

Transistors

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR4-2400

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

8GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

38.4 GB/s

ECC Memory

ECC Memory Support

GPU Specifications

Radeon R5

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

True

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

750 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

200 MHz

Execution Units

The Execution Unit is the foundational building block of Intel’s graphics architecture. Execution Units are compute processors optimized for simultaneous Multi-Threading for high throughput compute power.

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 30 Hz

Graphics Performance

0.23 TFLOPS