AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Pentium 3560Y

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Pentium 3560Y 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Pentium 3560Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e

Around 83% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.2 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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 743 vs 700

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	743 vs 700

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3560Y

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 3560Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

743

700

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

849

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Pentium 3560Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	743	700
PassMark - CPU mark	849	849
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2069
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		446
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		446

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Pentium 3560Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Place in performance rating	2628	2480
Processor Number	A4-9120e	3560Y
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		1 October 2013
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.20 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	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		118 mm
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
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, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		200 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® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	Intel BGA1168
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		6 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		11.5 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)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)