AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Pentium N4200

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Pentium N4200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium N4200

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 859 vs 744
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2170 vs 851
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 859 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark 2170 vs 851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium N4200

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
744
859
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
851
2170
Name AMD A4-9120e Intel Pentium N4200
PassMark - Single thread mark 744 859
PassMark - CPU mark 851 2170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1844
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3147
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1844
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3147

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-9120e Intel Pentium N4200

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Apollo Lake
Place in performance rating 2630 2319
Processor Number A4-9120e N4200
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch date 1 September 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $161
Price now $196.49
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor N Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.02

Performance

Base frequency 1.5 GHz 1.10 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 2.50 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature 105°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB

Graphics

Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics Radeon R3 series Intel® HD Graphics 505
Device ID 0x5A84
Execution Units 18
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max frequency 750 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 8 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT4 FCBGA1296
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 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
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.3

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot