AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Core i3-5010U

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Core i3-5010U 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, 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), 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 Core i3-5010U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-5010U

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1228 vs 1037
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2183 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1228 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	2183 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-5010U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1228

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

2183

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i3-5010U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1228
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	2183
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		491
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		34.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		944
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2176
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3211
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		944
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2176
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3211

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i3-5010U
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	5 January 2015
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2248	2045
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Price now		$303.93
Processor Number		i3-5010U
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.95
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.10 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		82 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	900 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 5500
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x1616
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		40mm x 24mmx 1.3mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1168
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCIe configurations		4x1 2x4
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)