AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Pentium B980

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Pentium B980 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.

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Pentium B980

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
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

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B980

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1048 vs 744
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1087 vs 851

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1048 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	1087 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B980

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

1048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

851

1087

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Pentium B980
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	1048
PassMark - CPU mark	851	1087
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		400
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		727

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Pentium B980
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Sandy Bridge
Place in performance rating	2630	2633
Processor Number	A4-9120e	B980
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		1 July 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$125
Price now		$69.95
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.56
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB
Maximum core temperature		85 °C
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	FCPGA988
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 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)
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)