Intel Core i5-7200U vs AMD A9-9420

Core i5-7200U vs A9-9420 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-7200U performs better than the A9-9420. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the A9-9420 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i5-7200U has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the A9-9420 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-7200U. Also, the A9-9420 has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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 i5-7200U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.