AMD A4-9120 SoC: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started A4-9120 SoC sales on April 2017. This is a Stoney Ridge architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 28 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2500 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket FT4 processor with a TDP of 15 Watt. It supports DDR4 memory.
Primary details
A4-9120 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in the ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Market segment | Laptop | |
Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | |
Release date | April 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
Threads | 2 | |
Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
L1 cache | 160 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
Die size | 125 mm2 | |
Number of transistors | 1,200 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on A4-9120 SoC compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
Socket | FT4 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | |
FMA | + | |
AVX | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A4-9120 SoC's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into A4-9120 SoC.
Integrated graphics card | Radeon R3 2CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
PCI Express lanes | 8 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
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