Xeon Silver 4309Y vs A4-9120C

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Aggregate performance score

A4-9120C
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.54
Xeon Silver 4309Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
12.11
+2143%

Xeon Silver 4309Y outperforms A4-9120C by a whopping 2143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-9120C and Xeon Silver 4309Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2857642
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency8.5110.91
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-9120C and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache160 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors1200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120C and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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 configurationno data2
SocketBGAFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120C and Xeon Silver 4309Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A4-9120C and Xeon Silver 4309Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120C and Xeon Silver 4309Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120C and Xeon Silver 4309Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2667
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth14.936 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-9120C and Xeon Silver 4309Y.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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.

A4-9120C 0.54
Xeon Silver 4309Y 12.11
+2143%

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.

A4-9120C 850
Xeon Silver 4309Y 19237
+2163%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 12.11
Recency 6 January 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 105 Watt

A4-9120C has 1650% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4309Y, on the other hand, has a 2142.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4309Y is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120C in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-9120C is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4309Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-9120C and Xeon Silver 4309Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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