AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i5-540UM

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i5-540UM 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 i5-540UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e

Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.00 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

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-540UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 818 vs 744
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1002 vs 851

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	818 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	1002 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-540UM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

818

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

851

1002

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i5-540UM
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	818
PassMark - CPU mark	851	1002

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i5-540UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Arrandale
Place in performance rating	2629	2535
Processor Number	A4-9120e	i5-540UM
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		24 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
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	2.00 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		3 MB
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)