AMD A4-9125 vs Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and Intel Xeon E5-2418L 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.

AMD A4-9125

Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1043 vs 977

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1043 vs 977

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 90°C
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3518 vs 1208

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3518 vs 1208

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2418L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1043

977

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

3518

Name	AMD A4-9125	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1043	977
PassMark - CPU mark	1208	3518

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	May 2012
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2149	2139
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge EN
Processor Number		E5-2418L
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.00 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	91°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	3
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Sockets supported		FCLGA1356
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Gen 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
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
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)