AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Pentium 2129Y

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Pentium 2129Y processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Pentium 2129Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e

Around 100% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
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
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 743 vs 564
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 849 vs 587

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	743 vs 564
PassMark - CPU mark	849 vs 587

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2129Y

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 2129Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

743

564

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

849

587

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Pentium 2129Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	743	564
PassMark - CPU mark	849	587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1830

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Pentium 2129Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Ivy Bridge
Place in performance rating	2628	2402
Processor Number	A4-9120e	2129Y
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		1 January 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$134
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.32
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.10 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	1.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		118 mm
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum core temperature		105 °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	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	FCBGA1023
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		7 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		10 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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)