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.

AMD A4-9125

Intel Celeron 4205U

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
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 1029

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 1029

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 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1344 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1344 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1344

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Celeron 4205U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1029
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	1344

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	2248	2249
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)