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).

AMD A4-9120e

Intel Pentium N4200

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
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2173 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	2173 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

2173

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Pentium N4200
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	859
PassMark - CPU mark	851	2173
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