AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i7-4720HQ 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, 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), 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).

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Core i7-4720HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4720HQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 64% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1869 vs 743
6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5762 vs 849

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 160 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1869 vs 743
PassMark - CPU mark	5762 vs 849

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4720HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

743

1869

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

849

5762

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i7-4720HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	743	1869
PassMark - CPU mark	849	5762
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		791
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2765
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2981
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		82.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.641
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1163
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1175
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1163
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1175

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i7-4720HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Place in performance rating	2623	2301
Processor Number	A4-9120e	i7-4720HQ
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		1 January 2015
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Transistor count		1400 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		1.20 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	FCBGA1364
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		47 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
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		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, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)