Intel Core i3-1115G4 vs AMD A9-9420

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-1115G4 and AMD A9-9420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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).

Intel Core i3-1115G4

AMD A9-9420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1115G4

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.6 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: 10 nm SuperFin vs 28 nm
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2596 vs 1313
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5955 vs 1516

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Sep 2020 vs 1 June 2016
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596 vs 1313
PassMark - CPU mark	5955 vs 1516

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-1115G4
CPU 2: AMD A9-9420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2596

1313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5955

1516

Name	Intel Core i3-1115G4	AMD A9-9420
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596	1313
PassMark - CPU mark	5955	1516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2847
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.538
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		799
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		799
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-1115G4	AMD A9-9420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Stoney Ridge
Launch date	2 Sep 2020	1 June 2016
Place in performance rating	944	2206
Processor Number	i3-1115G4
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM9420AYN23AC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Base frequency		3 GHz
Compute Cores		5
Die size		124.5 mm
Number of GPU cores		3
Transistor count		1200 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x9A78
Execution Units	48
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		847 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	1.70 GHz
Configurable TDP-up	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	3.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46.5x25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1449
Configurable TDP		10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0