Intel Pentium 2129Y vs AMD A4-1200

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium 2129Y CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-1200
Intel Pentium 2129Y AMD A4-1200

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 2129Y or AMD A4-1200 - 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 Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2129Y was released in Q1/2013.

The AMD A4-1200 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-1200 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Pentium 2000 (5) CPU group AMD A4-1000 (3)
4 Generation 7
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Temash (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 1.10 GHz while the AMD A4-1200 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-1200 is at 1.00 GHz.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic AMD A4-1200
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.10 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic AMD A4-1200
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Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 2129Y or AMD A4-1200 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 8180
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.23 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation 5
22 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 2
48 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 11.1

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.
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 8180
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 2129Y can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD A4-1200 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic AMD A4-1200
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3L-1066
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 10 W, while the AMD A4-1200 has a TDP of 3.9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic AMD A4-1200
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 3.9 W
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-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2129Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A4-1200 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic AMD A4-1200
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1023 Socket FT3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2013 Release date Q2/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 2129Y (0%)
AMD A4-1200 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 2129Y (90%)
AMD A4-1200 (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.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
82 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz
58 (71%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
587 (90%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
652 (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.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
218 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
413 (100%)
AMD A4-1200 AMD A4-1200
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Pentium 2129Y AMD A4-1200
Unknown Unknown

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