AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Core i9-10885H

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Core i9-10885H 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.

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Core i9-10885H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10885H

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
Around 141% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2714 vs 744
17.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14786 vs 851

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2714 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	14786 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10885H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

2714

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

851

14786

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i9-10885H
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	2714
PassMark - CPU mark	851	14786

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Core i9-10885H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Comet Lake
Place in performance rating	2630	759
Processor Number	A4-9120e	i9-10885H
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		Q2'20
Launch price (MSRP)		$556
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	5.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	16
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel UHD Graphics
Device ID		0x9BC4
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	FCBGA1440
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Speed Shift technology
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
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot