Ryzen 9 3950X vs A4-9120

Primary details

Comparing A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 3950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2654	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.75
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Bristol Ridge	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	4.85	21.95
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)	14 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	64 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 3950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 3950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.77	24.37
Recency	1 June 2017	14 November 2019
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	105 Watt

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