Intel Core i3-4330
VS
AMD A4-9120
Intel Core i3-4330
VS
AMD A4-9120

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i3-4330 and AMD A4-9120? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i3-4330 or AMD A4-9120? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.50 GHz
Frequency
2.20 GHz
2
CPU Cores
2
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
2.50 GHz
4
CPU Threads
2
No turbo
Turbo (2 Cores)
2.20 GHz
Yes
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i3-4330 or AMD A4-9120. 

Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU name
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge)
0.35 GHz
GPU frequency
0.66 GHz
1.15 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
7.5
Generation
7
11.1
DirectX Version
12
20
Execution units
2
160
Shader
128
2 GB
Max. Memory
2 GB
3
Max. displays
3
22 nm
Technology
28 nm
Q2/2013
Release date
Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode
Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
No
h265 8bit
Decode
No
h265 10bit
Decode
No
VP8
Decode
No
VP9
Decode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1333 DDR3-1600 DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
Memory type
DDR4-2133
32 GB
Max. Memory
8 GB
2
Memory channels
1
Yes
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
16
PCIe lanes
8

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

54 W
TDP
15 W
--
Tjunction max.
90 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
10 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
2.00 MB
22 nm
Technology
28 nm
Haswell
Architecture
Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
VT-x, VT-x EPT
Virtualization
AMD-V, AMD-Vi
LGA 1150
Socket
FP4
Q3/2013
Release date
Q2/2017
ca. 125 $
Market price

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i3-4330
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD A4-9120