Intel Pentium B960 vs AMD A4-9120C Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Pentium B960		AMD A4-9120C
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium B960 and the AMD A4-9120C and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Pentium B960 2 core processor released in Q4/2011 with the AMD A4-9120C which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2019.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Pentium 900 (10)	CPU group	AMD A4-9000 (2)
3	Generation	6
Sandy Bridge U	Architecture	Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium B960 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD A4-9120C clocks with 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Pentium B960	Characteristic	AMD A4-9120C
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.20 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.00 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Pentium B960	Characteristic	AMD A4-9120C
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)	GPU	AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
0.65 GHz	GPU frequency	0.60 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
6	GPU Generation	7
32 nm	Technology	28 nm
2	Max. displays	3
6	Compute units	3
48	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
10.1	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.
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)	GPU	AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium B960, while the AMD A4-9120C supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 15.0 GB/s enabled.
Intel Pentium B960	Characteristic	AMD A4-9120C
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR4-1866
16 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	15.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	8
8.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Pentium B960 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the AMD A4-9120C is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Pentium B960	Characteristic	AMD A4-9120C
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	6 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
85 °C	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium B960 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of AMD A4-9120C is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Pentium B960	Characteristic	AMD A4-9120C
32 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
PGA 988	Socket	FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q4/2011	Release date	Q1/2019
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium B960 (0%)

AMD A4-9120C (0%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium B960 (67%)

AMD A4-9120C (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 B960 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	106 (46%)
	AMD A4-9120C AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz	230 (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.


	Intel Pentium B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	1029 (67%)
	AMD A4-9120C 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	1545 (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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	413 (100%)
	AMD A4-9120C 2C 2T @ 2.40 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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	825 (100%)
	AMD A4-9120C 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Pentium B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	383 (100%)
	AMD A4-9120C 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Pentium B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	679 (100%)
	AMD A4-9120C 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Pentium B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	338 (100%)
	AMD A4-9120C 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)


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CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

NPU AI performance

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details