AMD A4-9120 vs Intel Pentium 4405U

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium 4405U and AMD A4-9120 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Pentium 4405U AMD A4-9120
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Intel Pentium AMD A
• Generation
  6 6
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium 4000 AMD A4-9000

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium 4405U vs AMD A4-9120 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
  2.10 GHz 2.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 2.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo 2.20 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium 4405U and AMD A4-9120 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 510 AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge)
• GPU frequency
  0.30 GHz 0.66 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.95 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  12 2
• Shader
  96 128
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  9 7
• DirectX Version
  12.0 12
• Technology
  14 nm 28 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2015 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium 4405U and AMD A4-9120. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium 4405U and AMD A4-9120 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 DDR4-2133
• Max. Memory
  8 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1
• PCIe version
  2.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  10 8

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium 4405U and AMD A4-9120.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium 4405U or AMD A4-9120? 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 15 W
• TDP down
  -- 10 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 90 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium 4405U and AMD A4-9120 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Skylake U Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
• Technology
  14 nm 28 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1356 FP4
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q2/2017

List of devices based on Intel Pentium 4405U and AMD A4-9120.

• Used in
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