AMD A4-9120 vs Intel Pentium 957

Let's find out which one of AMD A4-9120 and Intel Pentium 957 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A4-9120 Intel Pentium 957
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD A Intel Pentium
• Generation
  6 2
• CPU group
  AMD A4-9000 Intel Pentium 900

In this block we are going to compare AMD A4-9120 vs Intel Pentium 957 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.20 GHz 1.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.50 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  2.20 GHz No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A4-9120 and Intel Pentium 957 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.66 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.80 GHz
• Execution units
  2 6
• Shader
  128 48
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Generation
  7 6
• DirectX Version
  12 10.1
• Technology
  28 nm 32 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A4-9120 and Intel Pentium 957. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD A4-9120 and Intel Pentium 957 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  8 GB 8 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 2.0
• PCIe lanes
  8 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A4-9120 and Intel Pentium 957.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A4-9120 or Intel Pentium 957? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 17 W
• TDP down
  10 W --
• Tjunction max.
  90 °C 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A4-9120 and Intel Pentium 957 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Sandy Bridge U
• Technology
  28 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  FP4 BGA 1023
• Release date
  Q2/2017 Q2/2011

List of devices based on AMD A4-9120 and Intel Pentium 957.

• Used in
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