AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Celeron N4120

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Celeron N4120 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4120

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 40% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1087 vs 744
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2487 vs 851
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 224 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1087 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark 2487 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Celeron N4120

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
744
1087
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
851
2487
Name AMD A4-9120e Intel Celeron N4120
PassMark - Single thread mark 744 1087
PassMark - CPU mark 851 2487
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 475
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 805
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1307
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-9120e Intel Celeron N4120

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Gemini Lake Refresh
Place in performance rating 2630 2397
Processor Number A4-9120e N4120
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch date 4 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $107
Series Intel Celeron Processor N Series
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1.5 GHz 1.10 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB 224 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature 105°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB

Graphics

Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics Radeon R3 series Intel UHD Graphics 600
Device ID 0x3185
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max frequency 700 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT4 FCBGA1090
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.8 W
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
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
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
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
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)