AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Core i5-3610ME

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Core i5-3610ME 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, 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 i5-3610ME

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

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

L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3610ME

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 1037
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2666 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	2666 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3610ME

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

2666

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i5-3610ME
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1579
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	2666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		152.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.782
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.256

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i5-3610ME
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	June 2012
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2248	1993
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Processor Number		i5-3610ME
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.70 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		118 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Number of threads		4
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		DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	950 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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		37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA
Sockets supported		FCPGA988, FCBGA1023
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		1
PCIe configurations		1x16 2x8 1x8 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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)