A4-9120C vs A4-3420
Aggregate performance score
A4-3420 outperforms A4-9120C by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-3420 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2736 | 2840 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 0.97 | 8.51 |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-3420 and A4-9120C 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 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-3420 and A4-9120C 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 | no data |
| Socket | FM1 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3420 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3420 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3420 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 14.936 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6410D | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.68 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 20 December 2011 | 6 January 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
A4-3420 has a 23.6% higher aggregate performance score.
A4-9120C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.
The A4-3420 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120C in performance tests.
Note that A4-3420 is a desktop processor while A4-9120C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-3420 and A4-9120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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