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

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i3-330UM 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Core i3-330UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e

Around 83% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 743 vs 392
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 849 vs 555

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	743 vs 392
PassMark - CPU mark	849 vs 555

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-330UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2

Number of threads	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

743

392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

849

555

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i3-330UM
PassMark - Single thread mark	743	392
PassMark - CPU mark	849	555
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		951
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1848

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i3-330UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Arrandale
Place in performance rating	2628	2646
Processor Number	A4-9120e	i3-330UM
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		24 May 2010
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.20 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.2 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
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max frequency		500 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 34mm x 28mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		18 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)
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)