AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Celeron 2981U

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Celeron 2981U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Celeron 2981U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e

Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2981U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 899 vs 744
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1036 vs 851

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	899 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	1036 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2981U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

899

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

851

1036

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Celeron 2981U
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	899
PassMark - CPU mark	851	1036

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Celeron 2981U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Place in performance rating	2629	2415
Processor Number	A4-9120e	2981U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		1 January 2014
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.60 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	BGA
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)