AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Core i7-2630QM

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Core i7-2630QM 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD A4-9125

Intel Core i7-2630QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2630QM

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 C vs 90°C
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1226 vs 1037
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3570 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1226 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	3570 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2630QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1226

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

3570

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i7-2630QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1226
PassMark - CPU mark	1210	3570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		509
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.53
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.313

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	Intel Core i7-2630QM
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	3 January 2011
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2248	2737
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch price (MSRP)		$185
Price now		$108.24
Processor Number		i7-2630QM
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		15.06
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.00 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		6 MB
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		995 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x116
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD 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		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5 (rPGA998)
Sockets supported		FCPGA988
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
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® 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)