AMD A4-9120C vs Intel Core i3-7320

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AMD A4-9120C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-7320
AMD A4-9120C Intel Core i3-7320

CPU comparison

AMD A4-9120C or Intel Core i3-7320 - 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 A4-9120C has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120C was released in Q1/2019.

The Intel Core i3-7320 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7320 was released in Q1/2017.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD A4-9000 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 7000 (17)
6 Generation 7
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture Kaby Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-6320
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-9120C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz). The Intel Core i3-7320 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.10 GHz.

AMD A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Core i3-7320
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 4.10 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Core i3-7320
-- 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 R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9.5
28 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 24
192 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 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 R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
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 A4-9120C supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7320 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Core i3-7320
DDR4-1866 Memory DDR4-2400, DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
15.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 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 A4-9120C has a TDP of 6 W, that of the Intel Core i3-7320 is 51 W.

AMD A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Core i3-7320
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 51 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A4-9120C has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-7320 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

AMD A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Core i3-7320
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 LGA 1151
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2019 Release date Q1/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120C (0%)
Intel Core i3-7320 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120C (32%)
Intel Core i3-7320 (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 A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (52%)
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (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 A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1545 (32%)
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
4857 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1065 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
2477 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1270 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
2677 (100%)

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 A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
176 (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 A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
447 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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