Intel Core i3-2348M vs AMD A4-9120. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 2000M AMD A4-9000
• Family
  Intel Core i3 AMD A
• Generation
  2 6
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.3 GHz 2.2 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo 2.5 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  No turbo 2.2 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  10.1 12
• Execution units
  12 2
• Generation
  6 7
• GPU Frequency
  650 MHz 660 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 3000 AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge)
• GPU Turbo
  1150 MHz No turbo
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 2 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q2/2016
• Shader
  96 128
• Technology
  32 nm 28 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  No Decode
• VP9
  No Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A4-9120 and Intel Core i3-2348M. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory channels
  2 1
• Memory type
  DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 DDR4-2133
• PCIe lanes
  16 8
• PCIe version
  2.0 3.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-2348M and AMD A4-9120 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  85 °C 90 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  35 W 15 W
• TDP down
  - 10 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-2348M and AMD A4-9120, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Sandy Bridge H Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L3-Cache
  3 MB 2 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2013 Q2/2017
• Socket
  PGA 988 FP4
• Technology
  32 nm 28 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT AMD-V