AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Core i3-8130U

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Core i3-8130U 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, 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 i3-8130U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8130U

Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1872 vs 1037
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3539 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1872 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	3539 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8130U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1872

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

3539

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i3-8130U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1872
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	3539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1680
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3902
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3902

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i3-8130U
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	15 February 2018
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2248	1251
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Price now		$281
Processor Number		i3-8130U
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		5.33
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.20 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		123 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x5917
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1356
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)