AMD A4-9120C vs Intel Pentium 4405Y

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A4-9120C		Intel Pentium 4405Y
CPU comparison AMD A4-9120C or Intel Pentium 4405Y - 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 Pentium 4405Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 4405Y was released in Q3/2015.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A4-9000 (2)	CPU group	Intel Pentium 4000 (2)
6	Generation	6
Stoney Ridge (Excavator)	Architecture	Skylake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	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 Pentium 4405Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.
AMD A4-9120C	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 4405Y
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.60 GHz	Frequency	1.50 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 Pentium 4405Y
--	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 515
0.60 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.80 GHz
7	GPU Generation	9
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	16 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 515
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	Decode
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 Pentium 4405Y can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A4-9120C	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 4405Y
DDR4-1866	Memory	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
8 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
15.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
8	PCIe lanes	10
7.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	9.9 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 Pentium 4405Y is 6 W.
AMD A4-9120C	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 4405Y
6 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	6 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	4.5 W
90 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD A4-9120C has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 4405Y cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
AMD A4-9120C	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 4405Y
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
FP4	Socket	BGA 1515
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2019	Release date	Q3/2015
--	Release price	161 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

AMD A4-9120C (0%)

Intel Pentium 4405Y (0%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A4-9120C (100%)

Intel Pentium 4405Y (99%)

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 Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz	230 (75%)
	Intel Pentium 4405Y Intel HD Graphics 515 @ 0.80 GHz	307 (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 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	1545 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	1526 (99%)

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 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 4405Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	364 (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 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 4405Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	836 (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 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 4405Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	64 (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 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 4405Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	161 (100%)

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