AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1042 vs 768
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1211 vs 652
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1042 vs 768
PassMark - CPU mark 1211 vs 652

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1042
768
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1211
652
Name AMD A4-9125 Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
PassMark - Single thread mark 1042 768
PassMark - CPU mark 1211 652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1795

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-9125 Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date Q2 2018 1 October 2008
OPN Tray AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating 2238 2295
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Merom

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Compute Cores 4
L2 cache 1 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of GPU cores 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB
Number of threads 2

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

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 35 Watt
Sockets supported Socket P

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
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)