AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i7-4578U

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i7-4578U 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Core i7-4578U

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 i7-4578U

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
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1930 vs 744
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3103 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	1930 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	3103 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4578U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

1930

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

851

3103

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i7-4578U
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	1930
PassMark - CPU mark	851	3103
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		43.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.297

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i7-4578U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Place in performance rating	2630	2512
Processor Number	A4-9120e	i7-4578U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		21 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$426
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	3.00 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		181 mm
L3 cache		4 MB
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® Iris® Graphics 5100
Device ID		0xA2E
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 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)		28 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® 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		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
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		2
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)