AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Celeron N3060

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Celeron N3060 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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

Intel Celeron N3060

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 628
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1210 vs 660

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 628
PassMark - CPU mark	1210 vs 660

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N3060

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Celeron N3060

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

628

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

660

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Celeron N3060
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	628
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	660
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.313
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		498
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1431
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2267
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		498
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1431
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2267

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	Intel Celeron N3060
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	1 April 2015
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2248	2308
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Braswell
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Processor Number		N3060
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	1.60 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.48 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Number of threads		2
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	600 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 400
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Execution Units		12
Graphics base frequency		320 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		8 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.1
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		25mm x 27mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4 W
Sockets supported		FCBGA1170
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		5
PCIe configurations		1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot