AMD A4-9120 vs Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5

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AMD A4-9120 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
AMD A4-9120 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5

CPU comparison

AMD A4-9120 or Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A4-9120 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120 was released in Q2/2017.

The Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 was released in Q4/2015.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
AMD A4-9000 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17)
6 Generation 5
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture Skylake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-9120 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.50 GHz). The Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.80 GHz).
AMD A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics P530
0.66 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9
28 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 24
128 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics P530
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-9120 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR4-2133
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A4-9120 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 is 25 W.
AMD A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-9120 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.
AMD A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP4 Socket BGA 1440
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q4/2015
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120 (37%)
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.66 GHz
168 (44%)
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1968 (37%)
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5314 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
233 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
118 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
520 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD A4-9120 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
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