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

CPU Cores

No turbo

Turbo (1 Core)

2.50 GHz

CPU Threads

No turbo

Turbo (2 Cores)

2.20 GHz

Yes

Hyperthreading

Overclocking

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

11.1

DirectX Version

Execution units

160

Shader

128

2 GB

Max. Memory

2 GB

Max. displays

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

JPEG

Decode / Encode

h265 8bit

Decode

h265 10bit

Decode

VP8

Decode

VP9

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

Memory channels

Yes

ECC

3.0

PCIe version

3.0

PCIe lanes

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