AMD A4-9125 vs AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and AMD Phenom II X3 P840 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.

AMD A4-9125

AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

Around 37% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1042 vs 760
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1211 vs 1079

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1042 vs 760
PassMark - CPU mark	1211 vs 1079

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P840

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P840

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1042

760

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1211

1079

Name	AMD A4-9125	AMD Phenom II X3 P840
PassMark - Single thread mark	1042	760
PassMark - CPU mark	1211	1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2663

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	AMD Phenom II X3 P840
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	4 October 2010
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2238	2209
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	3x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Champlain
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		384 KB
Number of threads		3
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
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	25 Watt
Sockets supported		S1
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
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)