AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i5-4300M

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i5-4300M 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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).

 

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 i5-4300M

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1735 vs 742
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2982 vs 849
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1735 vs 742
PassMark - CPU mark 2982 vs 849

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4300M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
742
1735
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
849
2982
Name AMD A4-9120e Intel Core i5-4300M
PassMark - Single thread mark 742 1735
PassMark - CPU mark 849 2982
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 683
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 19.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.234
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1081
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3248
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4709
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1081
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3248
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4709

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-9120e Intel Core i5-4300M

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Haswell
Place in performance rating 2640 1585
Processor Number A4-9120e i5-4300M
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch date 4 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $227
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1.5 GHz 2.60 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 3.30 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 3072 KB
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 1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT4 FCPGA946
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 37 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
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)