Z-01 vs A4-1200

Place in the ranking	3188	3246
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	5.45	3.00
Architecture codename	Temash (2013)	Desna (2011)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	1 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-1200 and Z-01 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Boost clock speed	1 GHz	1 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	40 nm
Die size	246 mm²	75 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-1200 and Z-01 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FT3	FT1
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-1200 and Z-01. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A, AMD-V
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-1200 and Z-01 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-1200 and Z-01. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8180 (225 MHz)

AMD Radeon HD 6250

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.

A4-1200 0.23
+21.1%

Z-01 0.19

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.

A4-1200 369
+21%

Z-01 305

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.23	0.19
Integrated graphics card	0.36	0.24
Recency	23 May 2013	1 June 2011
Chip lithography	32 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	6 Watt

A4-1200 has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score, 50% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The A4-1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Z-01 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A4-1200 and Z-01, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.