AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Celeron 4205U

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Celeron 4205U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1042 vs 1039

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 4205U

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1367 vs 1211
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1367 vs 1211

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 4205U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1042
1039
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1211
1367
Name AMD A4-9125 Intel Celeron 4205U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1042 1039
PassMark - CPU mark 1211 1367

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-9125 Intel Celeron 4205U

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date Q2 2018 23 January 2019
OPN Tray AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating 2238 2239
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops Celeron
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Whiskey Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $107
Processor Number 4205U

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 1.80 GHz
Compute Cores 4
L2 cache 1 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of GPU cores 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache 128 KB
L3 cache 2 MB
Number of threads 2

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 686 MHz 900 MHz
iGPU core count 2
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R3 Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x3EA1
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-15 Watt 12.5 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 46x24
Sockets supported FCBGA1528

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)