Athlon Silver 3050U vs A4-9120

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Aggregate performance score

A4-9120
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.77
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
+144%

Athlon Silver 3050U outperforms A4-9120 by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-9120 and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26541987
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol RidgeAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency4.8611.86
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date1 June 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-9120 and Athlon Silver 3050U 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache160 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1200 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120 and Athlon Silver 3050U 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.

SocketBGAFP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Athlon Silver 3050U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-9120 and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88
+144%

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
Athlon Silver 3050U 2983
+145%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 1.88
Recency 1 June 2017 6 January 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Athlon Silver 3050U has a 144.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon Silver 3050U is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120 in performance tests.


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