i3-1120G4 vs A9-9425

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Primary details

Comparing A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2029not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency10.90no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Tiger Lake-UP4 (2020)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data2 GT/s
L1 cache128K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFT4FCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9425 and Core i3-1120G4.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 2 September 2020
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

i3-1120G4 has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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