AMD A4-9125 vs AMD A4-5300

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and AMD A4-5300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - 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 A4-9125

AMD A4-5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5300

Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1336 vs 1037
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1365 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1336 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	1365 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: AMD A4-5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1336

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1365

Name	AMD A4-9125	AMD A4-5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1336
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	1365
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3405
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3405

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	AMD A4-5300
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	26 September 2012
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2248	1903
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Trinity
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		160 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Number of threads		2
Transistor count		1303 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FM2
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)