AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Celeron 3955U

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Celeron 3955U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 3955U

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1173 vs 744
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1478 vs 851
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1173 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark 1478 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 3955U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
744
1173
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
851
1478
Name AMD A4-9120e Intel Celeron 3955U
PassMark - Single thread mark 744 1173
PassMark - CPU mark 851 1478
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 502
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 949
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 293
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 729
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1302
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 293
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 729
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1302

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-9120e Intel Celeron 3955U

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Skylake
Place in performance rating 2629 2567
Processor Number A4-9120e 3955U
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch date Q4'15
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor 3000 Series
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1.5 GHz 2.00 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR4-1866/2133, LPDDR3-1600/1866, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics Radeon R3 series Intel® HD Graphics 510
Device ID 0x1906
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT4 FCBGA1356
Configurable TDP-down 10 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm X 24mm
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)