Ryzen 9 7845HX vs A4-9120
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7845HX outperforms A4-9120 by a whopping 3641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 7845HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2524 | 134 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) |
| Release date | 1 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $253 | no data |
Detailed specifications
A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 7845HX 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 7845HX 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 |
| Socket | BGA | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10-15 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 7845HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization, | DDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 7845HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 7845HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 7845HX.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 28 |
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.
Ryzen 9 7845HX outperforms A4-9120 by 3641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 9 7845HX outperforms A4-9120 by 3632% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.79 | 29.55 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.03 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 1 June 2017 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 55 Watt |
The Ryzen 9 7845HX is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-9120 and Ryzen 9 7845HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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