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

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1043 vs 1041

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: 1368 vs 1208

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1368 vs 1208

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1043

1041

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

1368

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Celeron 4205U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1043	1041
PassMark - CPU mark	1208	1368

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	2149	2136
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)