AMD A4-9120e vs Intel Pentium U5400

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and Intel Pentium U5400 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 U5400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e

Around 83% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
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
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 742 vs 501
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 849 vs 552

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	160 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	742 vs 501
PassMark - CPU mark	849 vs 552

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium U5400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

742

501

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

849

552

Name	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Pentium U5400
PassMark - Single thread mark	742	501
PassMark - CPU mark	849	552
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		967
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1596

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120e	Intel Pentium U5400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Arrandale
Place in performance rating	2640	2596
Processor Number	A4-9120e	U5400
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		24 May 2010
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.20 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon R3 series	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max frequency		500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	BGA1288
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		BGA 34mm x 28mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		18 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)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		1
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)