A4-1200 vs Pentium 3560M

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3560M
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.85
+270%
A4-1200
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.23

Pentium 3560M outperforms A4-1200 by a whopping 270% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3560M and A4-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25803186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD A-Series
Power efficiency2.175.44
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Temash (2013)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3560M and A4-1200 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size130 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors960 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3560M and A4-1200 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
SocketFCPGA946FT3
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3560M and A4-1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium 3560M and A4-1200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3560M and A4-1200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3560M and A4-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon HD 8180 (225 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3560M and A4-1200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3560M and A4-1200.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 3560M 0.85
+270%
A4-1200 0.23

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium 3560M 1345
+264%
A4-1200 369

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium 3560M 514
+367%
A4-1200 110

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium 3560M 960
+405%
A4-1200 190

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 0.23
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.36
Recency 14 April 2014 23 May 2013
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 4 Watt

Pentium 3560M has a 269.6% higher aggregate performance score, 113.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

A4-1200, on the other hand, has 825% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 3560M is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-1200 in performance tests.


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