AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i7-680UM

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i7-680UM 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 i7-680UM

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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-680UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 911 vs 744
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1196 vs 851

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	911 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	1196 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-680UM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

911

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

851

1196

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i7-680UM
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	911
PassMark - CPU mark	851	1196

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i7-680UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Arrandale
Place in performance rating	2630	2409
Processor Number	A4-9120e	i7-680UM
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		26 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$317
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.46 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.53 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		4 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)