AMD A9-9420e vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300U

Let's find out which one of AMD A9-9420e and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A9-9420e AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD A AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  4 1
• CPU group
  AMD A9-9000 AMD Ryzen 2000U

In this block we are going to compare AMD A9-9420e vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.80 GHz 2.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.70 GHz 3.40 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A9-9420e and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) AMD Radeon Vega 6 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  0.72 GHz 1.10 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  3 6
• Shader
  192 384
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  7 8
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A9-9420e and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD A9-9420e and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  8 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  8 12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A9-9420e and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A9-9420e or AMD Ryzen 3 2300U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  6 W 15 W
• TDP up
  -- 25 W
• TDP down
  -- 12 W
• Tjunction max.
  90 °C 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A9-9420e and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Raven Ridge (Zen)
• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  FP4 FP5
• Release date
  Q2/2017 Q1/2018

List of devices based on AMD A9-9420e and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U.

• Used in
  Unknown Unknown