AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Celeron 3965Y

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Celeron 3965Y 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).

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Celeron 3965Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e

Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.5 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 1.5 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 3965Y

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 901 vs 744
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1194 vs 851

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	901 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	1194 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 3965Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

901

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

851

1194

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Celeron 3965Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	901
PassMark - CPU mark	851	1194
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		373
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		729
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		608
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		824
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1059
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		608
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		824
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1059

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Celeron 3965Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Kaby Lake
Place in performance rating	2629	2603
Processor Number	A4-9120e	3965Y
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		21 April 2017
Price now		$107
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor 3000 Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.46
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.50 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel® HD Graphics 615
Device ID		0x591E
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	FCBGA1515
Configurable TDP-down		4.5 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		20mm X 16.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		6 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
Speed Shift technology
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		10
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)