AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A4-9125

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1323 vs 1037
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1290 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1323 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	1290 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1323

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1290

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1323
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	1290
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		23.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.496

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	August 2008
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2248	2947
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Wolfdale
Price now		$39.99
Processor Number		E8500
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		16.84
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.16 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		LGA775
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)