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AMD A9-9420e vs AMD A6-9225 vs AMD A9-9425

AMD A9-9420e

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The AMD A9-9420e is an entry-level chip from the Stoney-Ridge APU series for notebooks (7th APU generation). It was first found in the Dell Inspiron 3000 with passive cooling and 4 GB DDR4 RAM. The performance in that device was way below the normal A9-9420 as the clock speed only reached up to 2,5 GHz. It also includes a Radeon R5 GPU with 192 shaders as well as a single-channel DDR4-2133 memory controller, H.265 video engine and chipset with all I/O ports.

Architecture

Stoney Ridge is the successor of the Carrizo architecture and the design is almost identical. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes and more aggressive Boost behavior, however, the clocks are a bit higher at the same power consumption. The memory controller now also supports DDR4-RAM, in this case up to 2133 MHz. Stoney Ridge is the designation for the smaller dual-core and single-core chip, while Bristol Ridge is the bigger quad-core chip with dual-channel memory controller. More technical details are available in the following articles:

Power Consumption

AMD specifies the TDP of the A9-9420 between 10-25 Watts, but the passively cooled A9-9420e should be positioned lower than 9 Watt.

AMD A6-9225

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The AMD A6-9225 is an entry-level chip from the Stoney-Ridge APU series for notebooks (7th APU generation), which was announced mid 2018. Compared to the one year older A4-9220, the A4-9225 has a 200 MHz higher CPU Boost clock but a slower iGPU. It integrates two CPU cores (one Excavator module with 2 integer and one FP unit) clocked at 2.6 GHz to 3.1 GHz. It also includes a Radeon R4 GPU, probably with 192 shaders at up to 686 MHz, as well as a single-channel DDR4-2133 memory controller, H.265 video decoder and chipset with all I/O ports.

Architecture

Stoney Ridge is the successor to the Carrizo architecture and the design is almost identical. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes and more aggressive Boost behavior, however, the clocks are a bit higher at the same power consumption. The memory controller now also supports DDR4-RAM, in this case up to 2133 MHz. Stoney Ridge is the designation for the smaller dual-core and single-core chip, while Bristol Ridge is the bigger quad-core chip with dual-channel memory controller. More technical details are available in the following articles:

Performance

The average 9225 in our database proves to be a very, very, very slow processor, its multi-thread benchmark scores only just matching those of the Core 2 Duo P8600 (a dual-core CPU that saw the light of day in 2008). This is a record-breakingly poor performance and a warning to anyone looking to purchase a system built around this specific A6 series CPU.

Graphics

The integrated Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU is probably similar to the R5 with 192 active shader units (3 compute cores), but a reduced clock of just 686 MHz instead of 800 MHz. More details about the GPU are available in the linked articles above.

Power consumption

This AMD A6 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W. Laptop makers are allowed to reduce that value somewhat, 10 W being the lower limit, with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. By going for the lowest value, it will be possible to build a passively cooled system around the APU.

Last but not the least, the A6-9225 is built with a 28 nm process leading to very, very low energy efficiency, as of 2022.

AMD A9-9425

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The AMD A9-9425 is an entry-level chip from the Stoney-Ridge APU series for notebooks (7th APU generation), which was announced mid 2018. Compared to the one year older A9-9420, the 9425 has a 100 MHz higher CPU clock speed (base and boost) as well as a marginally faster iGPU. It integrates two CPU cores (one Excavator module with 2 integer and on FP unit) clocked at 3.1 GHz to 3.7 GHz. It also includes a Radeon R5 GPU with 192 shaders at up to 900 MHz as well as a single-channel DDR4-2133 memory controller, H.265 video decoder and chipset with all I/O ports.

Architecture

Stoney Ridge is the successor of the Carrizo architecture and the design is almost identical. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes and more aggressive Boost behavior, however, the clocks are a bit higher at the same power consumption. The memory controller now also supports DDR4-RAM, in this case up to 2133 MHz. Stoney Ridge is the designation for the smaller dual-core and single-core chip, while Bristol Ridge is the bigger quad-core chip with dual-channel memory controller. More technical details are available in the following articles:

Performance

The average 9425 in our database proves to be a rather slow CPU, its multi-thread benchmark scores only just matching those of the Intel Core i3-4012Y. Much like it is with N-class Intel chips, expect a system built around an A9-9425 to perform poorly in all but the most basic tasks.

Graphics

The integrated Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) GPU has 192 active shader units (3 compute cores) clocked at up to 900 MHz. More details about the GPU are available in the linked articles above.

Power consumption

This A9 series chip has a default TDP of 15 W. Laptop makers are free to reduce that somewhat with 10 W being the minimum AMD-recommended value; clock speeds and performance will be reduced as a result. By going for the lowest value, it will be possible to build a passively cooled system around the APU.

Last but not the least, the AMD A9-9425 is manufactured on a 28 nm process for very, very low energy efficiency, as of 2022.

ModelAMD A9-9420eAMD A6-9225AMD A9-9425
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Bristol Ridge
CodenameStoney RidgeStoney RidgeStoney Ridge
Series: Bristol Ridge Stoney Ridge
AMD A9-94253.1 - 3.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9420e « - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94203 - 3.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94102.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92252.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92202.5 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220C1.8 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92102.4 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-91202.2 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-9120C1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90102 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90001.8 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220e1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94253.1 - 3.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9420e - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94203 - 3.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94102.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9225 « 2.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92202.5 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220C1.8 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92102.4 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-91202.2 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-9120C1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90102 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90001.8 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220e1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9425 « 3.1 - 3.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9420e - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94203 - 3.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-94102.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92252.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92202.5 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220C1.8 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-92102.4 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-91202.2 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-9120C1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90102 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90001.8 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220e1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock <=2500? MHz2600 - 3100 MHz3100 - 3700 MHz
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 22 / 22 / 2
Transistors1200 Million1200 Million1200 Million
Technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
Die Size124.5 mm2124.5 mm2124.5 mm2
max. Temp.90 °C90 °C90 °C
SocketBGA
FeaturesSingle-Channel DDR4-2133?, Virtualization,DDR4-2133 RAM (1 channel), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDDDR4-2133 RAM (1 channel), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND
iGPUAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 686 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
L1 Cache160 KB
TDP15 Watt15 Watt
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
1 A6-9225 +
182 Points (20%)
107%
1 A9-9425 +
195 Points (22%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
1 A6-9225 +
273 Points (1%)
104%
1 A9-9425 +
284 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
97 Points (1%)
min: 96     avg: 108.5     median: 108.5 (1%)     max: 121 Points
125 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 A6-9225 +
73 Points (22%)
104%
1 A9-9425 +
76 Points (23%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 A6-9225 +
min: 1.03     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (2%)     max: 1.44 Points
121%
1 A9-9425 +
1.5 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 A6-9225 +
0.9 Points (21%)
106%
1 A9-9425 +
0.9 Points (22%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 A6-9225 +
2532 Points (15%)
106%
1 A9-9425 +
2686 Points (16%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 A6-9225 +
4193 Points (3%)
103%
1 A9-9425 +
4338 Points (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 A6-9225 +
852 s (10%)
101%
1 A9-9425 +
802 s (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 A6-9225 +
26.3 s (5%)
100%
1 A9-9425 +
25.8 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 A6-9225 +
852 Points (1%)
105%
1 A9-9425 +
891 Points (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 A6-9225 +
9.1 fps (3%)
107%
1 A9-9425 +
9.7 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 A6-9225 +
48.9 fps (11%)
103%
1 A9-9425 +
50.5 fps (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 A6-9225 +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 A6-9225 +
0.2 GB/s (3%)
118%
1 A9-9425 +
0.2 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 A6-9225 +
1 GB/s (3%)
1 GB/s (2%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 A6-9225 +
2132 Points (5%)
109%
1 A9-9425 +
2314 Points (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 A6-9225 +
20.2 s (4%)
101%
1 A9-9425 +
17 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 A6-9225 +
45.5 s (2%)
100%
1 A9-9425 +
38.2 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 A6-9225 +
968 s (4%)
101%
1 A9-9425 +
853 s (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 A6-9225 +
1568 Points (4%)
1527 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 A6-9225 +
16446 Points (13%)
101%
1 A9-9425 +
16539 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 A6-9225 +
15678 Points (13%)
101%
1 A9-9425 +
15856 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 A6-9225 +
16322 Points (14%)
118%
1 A9-9425 +
19290 Points (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 A6-9225 +
1304 Points (3%)
1269 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 A6-9225 +
1821 Points (3%)
100%
1 A9-9425 +
1823 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 A6-9225 +
664 Points (3%)
106%
1 A9-9425 +
705 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6-9225 +
1980 Points (20%)
113%
1 A9-9425 +
2244 Points (22%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6-9225 +
3190 Points (4%)
114%
1 A9-9425 +
3636 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6-9225 +
1920 Points (26%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6-9225 +
3035 Points (7%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6-9225 +
3103 Points (6%)
107%
1 A9-9425 +
3323 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6-9225 +
1855 Points (36%)
110%
1 A9-9425 +
2039 Points (40%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6-9225 +
3323 Points (5%)
108%
1 A9-9425 +
3605 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6-9225 +
1974 Points (30%)
113%
1 A9-9425 +
2228 Points (33%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 A6-9225 +
3899 Points (31%)
106%
1 A9-9425 +
4145 Points (33%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 A6-9225 +
2849 Points (26%)
108%
1 A9-9425 +
3069 Points (28%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 A6-9225 +
4490 Points (9%)
115%
1 A9-9425 +
5175 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 A6-9225 +
4014 Points (8%)
120%
1 A9-9425 +
4798 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 A6-9225 +
3936 Points (10%)
115%
1 A9-9425 +
4518 Points (12%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 A6-9225 +
2657 ms (3%)
100%
1 A9-9425 +
2466 ms (3%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 A6-9225 +
203.6 ms (2%)
100%
1 A9-9425 +
176.3 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 A6-9225 +
11962 Points (11%)
113%
1 A9-9425 +
13562 Points (12%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 A6-9225 +
81 Points (17%)
76 Points (16%)

Average Benchmarks AMD A9-9420e → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks AMD A6-9225 → 112% n=1

Average Benchmarks AMD A9-9425 → 129% n=1

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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