AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i7-4500U

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i7-4500U 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 i7-4500U

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1490 vs 744
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2486 vs 851
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1490 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark 2486 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4500U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
744
1490
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
851
2486
Name AMD A4-9120e Intel Core i7-4500U
PassMark - Single thread mark 744 1490
PassMark - CPU mark 851 2486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 608
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1250
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 23.675
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.61
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1281
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2439
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1281
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2439

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-9120e Intel Core i7-4500U

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Haswell
Place in performance rating 2630 2332
Processor Number A4-9120e i7-4500U
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch date 4 June 2013
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1.5 GHz 1.80 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 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 118 mm
L3 cache 4096 KB
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Transistor count 1300 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, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory size 16 GB

Graphics

Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics Radeon R3 series Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Device ID 0xA16
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT4 FCBGA1168
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 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)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
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 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Peripherals

Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations 4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

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