AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i5-4210H

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i5-4210H 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Core i5-4210H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e

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

L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4210H

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1787 vs 744
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3078 vs 851

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1787 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	3078 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4210H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

851

3078

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i5-4210H
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	851	3078
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		724
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1524
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		36.282
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.583

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i5-4210H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Place in performance rating	2630	2470
Processor Number	A4-9120e	i5-4210H
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		21 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	FCBGA1364
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		47 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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)