AMD A9-9425 VS AMD Athlon II X3 425e

Comparing AMD A9-9425 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425e

Comparison of video cards AMD A9-9425 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425e in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of AMD A9-9425

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Higher clock speed

3.10 GHz 2.70 GHz

Around -15% better clock speed
Performance per watt

15 W 45 W

About 3 0.97 times less performance per watt

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A9-9425 AMD Athlon II X3 425e

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A9-9425 and AMD Athlon II X3 425e is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A9-9425 AMD Athlon II X3 425e
Segment	Mobile Desktop / Server
Family	AMD A AMD Athlon II
Generation	4 1
CPU group	AMD A9-9000 AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A9-9425 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425e 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.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.10 GHz 2.70 GHz
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A9-9425 and AMD Athlon II X3 425e along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) no iGPU
GPU frequency	0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	3
Shader	192
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB --
Max. displays	3
Generation	7
Technology	28 nm
Release date	Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A9-9425 and AMD Athlon II X3 425e. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A9-9425 and AMD Athlon II X3 425e 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2133 DDR3-1333
Max. Memory	8 GB 16 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	1 2 (Dual Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A9-9425 or AMD Athlon II X3 425e? 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	15 W 45 W
TDP up	25 W --
TDP down	10 W --
Tjunction max.	90 °C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A9-9425 and AMD Athlon II X3 425e CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
L2-Cache	-- 1.50 MB
L3-Cache	2.00 MB --
Architecture	Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Rana
Technology	28 nm 45 nm
Socket	FP4 AM3
Release date	Q2/2017 Q2/2011