AMD GX-420GI vs AMD FX-9800P

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-9800P and AMD GX-420GI is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD FX-9800P AMD GX-420GI
• Family
  AMD FX AMD G
• CPU group
  AMD FX-9800 AMD GX-420
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  4 0

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-9800P vs AMD GX-420GI 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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  4 / 4 4 / 4
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  4x 4x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.70 GHz 2.00 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.60 GHz 2.20 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  3.10 GHz --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-9800P and AMD GX-420GI along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) AMD Radeon R7E
• GPU frequency
  0.76 GHz 0.63 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  8 6
• Shader
  512 384
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  6 3
• Direct X
  12 0
• Technology
  28 nm 0
• Release date
  Q2/2016 2014

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-9800P and AMD GX-420GI. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD FX-9800P and AMD GX-420GI 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
  DDR4-1866 DDR4-1866
• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  29.9 GB/s 30.0 GB/s
• ECC
  No No
• PCIe
  3.0 x 8 3 x 8
• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-9800P or AMD GX-420GI? 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)
  15 W 16 W
• Tjunction max.
  90 \xc2\xb0C 90 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-9800P and AMD GX-420GI CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 28 nm
• Socket
  FP4 FP4
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Brown Falcon (Excavator)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2016
• Part Number
  -- GE420GAAY43KA