AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i3-330E

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i3-330E 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 Core i3-330E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-330E

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 934 vs 735
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1260 vs 837

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	934 vs 735
PassMark - CPU mark	1260 vs 837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-330E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

735

934

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

837

1260

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i3-330E
PassMark - Single thread mark	735	934
PassMark - CPU mark	837	1260

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i3-330E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Arrandale
Place in performance rating	2549	2257
Processor Number	A4-9120e	i3-330E
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		Q1'10
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Maximum core temperature		90°C for rPGA,105°C for BGA
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory size		8.79 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	BGA1288
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		BGA 34mmX28mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1X16, 2X8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)