AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Core i3-350M

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Core i3-350M 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A4-9125

Intel Core i3-350M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 874
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1210 vs 1083

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 874
PassMark - CPU mark	1210 vs 1083

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-350M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

874

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1083

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i3-350M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	874
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	1083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		720
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		20.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.66

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i3-350M
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	10 January 2010
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2248	3202
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Arrandale
Launch price (MSRP)		$130
Price now		$44.05
Processor Number		i3-350M
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.65
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.26 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	667 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported		BGA1288, PGA988
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)