Intel Core i3-4170 vs AMD A9-9420

Core i3-4170 vs A9-9420 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-4170 performs better than the A9-9420. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the A9-9420 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i3-4170 has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-4170 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the A9-9420. The A9-9420 outputs less heat than Core i3-4170 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-4170 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.