AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i7-2760QM

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i7-2760QM 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

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 i7-2760QM

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1538 vs 744
  • 5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4392 vs 851
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 160 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1538 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark 4392 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2760QM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
744
1538
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
851
4392
Name AMD A4-9120e Intel Core i7-2760QM
PassMark - Single thread mark 744 1538
PassMark - CPU mark 851 4392
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2250
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 60.05
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.107

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-9120e Intel Core i7-2760QM

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Sandy Bridge
Place in performance rating 2629 2617
Processor Number A4-9120e i7-2760QM
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch date 3 September 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $378
Price now $159.81
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 12.12

Performance

Base frequency 1.5 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm
L3 cache 6144 KB
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Transistor count 995 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics Radeon R3 series Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID 0x116
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT4 FCBGA1224, FCPGA988
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)