Intel Core i3-3217U vs AMD A9-9420

Core i3-3217U vs A9-9420 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the A9-9420 beats the Core i3-3217U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-3217U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i3-3217U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the A9-9420 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-3217U.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-3217U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.