Intel Pentium J6426 vs AMD A4-9120

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J6426 and AMD A4-9120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium J6426

AMD A4-9120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J6426

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.5 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: 10 nm vs 28 nm
9.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1532 vs 1053
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4029 vs 1218

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 160 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1532 vs 1053
PassMark - CPU mark	4029 vs 1218

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J6426
CPU 2: AMD A4-9120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1532

1053

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4029

1218

Name	Intel Pentium J6426	AMD A4-9120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1532	1053
PassMark - CPU mark	4029	1218
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		627
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		627
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1391
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1391
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4131

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium J6426	AMD A4-9120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Elkhart Lake	Stoney Ridge
Launch date	Q1'21	1 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$96
Place in performance rating	1643	1604
Processor Number	J6426
Series	Intel Pentium Processor J Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM9120AYN23AC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	160 KB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Operating Temperature Range	0°C to 70°C
Compute Cores		4
Die size		124.5 mm
L2 cache		1 MB
Number of GPU cores		2
Transistor count		1200 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	17.1 Gb/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	655 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
iGPU core count		2
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@ 60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	Yes
OpenGL	Yes
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1493	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-15 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	PCIe 0: 1 x4/2 x2/1 x2 + 2 x1/4 x1, PCIe 1-3: 1 x2/1 x1
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0/3.1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)