Athlon II Neo K325 vs A4-9120

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Aggregate performance score

A4-9120
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.77
+196%
Athlon II Neo K325
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 12 Watt
0.26

A4-9120 outperforms Athlon II Neo K325 by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-9120 and Athlon II Neo K325 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26543150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol RidgeAMD Athlon II Neo
Power efficiency4.862.05
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Geneva (2010)
Release date1 June 2017 (7 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-9120 and Athlon II Neo K325 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rateno data2000 MHz
L1 cache160 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120 and Athlon II Neo K325 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.

SocketBGAS1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Athlon II Neo K325. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, PowerNow, HyperTransport 3.0
PowerNow-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Athlon II Neo K325 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Athlon II Neo K325. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)no data

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.

A4-9120 0.77
+196%
Athlon II Neo K325 0.26

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.

A4-9120 1217
+192%
Athlon II Neo K325 417

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 0.26
Recency 1 June 2017 12 May 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 12 Watt

A4-9120 has a 196.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II Neo K325, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The A4-9120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II Neo K325 in performance tests.


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