A9-9410 vs Core i5-4202Y

The A9-9410 packs 2 cores / 2 threads, matching the Core i5-4202Y's 2 cores. Boost clocks reach 3.5 GHz on the A9-9410 versus 2 GHz on the Core i5-4202Y — a 54.5% clock advantage for the A9-9410 (base: 2.9 GHz vs 1.6 GHz). The A9-9410 uses the Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) architecture (28 nm), while the Core i5-4202Y uses Haswell (2013−2015) (22 nm). In PassMark, the A9-9410 scores 1,550 against the Core i5-4202Y's 1,552 — a 0.1% lead for the Core i5-4202Y. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 350 vs 589, a 50.9% lead for the Core i5-4202Y that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 650 vs 1,030 (45.2% advantage for the Core i5-4202Y). L3 cache: 0 kB on the A9-9410 vs 3 MB on the Core i5-4202Y.

The A9-9410 uses the FP4 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i5-4202Y uses FCBGA1168 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-2133 on the A9-9410 versus DDR3L-1600 / LPDDR3-1600 on the Core i5-4202Y — the A9-9410 supports 33.3% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Core i5-4202Y supports up to 16 GB of RAM compared to 8 GB — 100% more capacity for professional workloads. Memory channels: 1 (A9-9410) vs 2 (Core i5-4202Y). PCIe lanes: 8 (A9-9410) vs 12 (Core i5-4202Y) — the Core i5-4202Y offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: SoC (A9-9410) and HM86,HM87 (Core i5-4202Y).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: AMD-V (A9-9410) vs VT-x / EPT (Core i5-4202Y). Both include integrated graphics — Radeon R5 (A9-9410) and Intel HD Graphics 4200 (Core i5-4202Y) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: A9-9410 targets Budget Laptop, Core i5-4202Y targets Ultra-portable. Direct competitor: A9-9410 rivals Pentium N4200.