A4-9120C vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms A4-9120C by a whopping 5093% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 165 | 2852 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M4 | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 29.33 | 8.47 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120C 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 124.5 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120C 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.
| Socket | no data | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 14.936 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M4 40-core GPU | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.04 | 0.54 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 6 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 6 Watt |
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 5092.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.
A4-9120C, on the other hand, has 1400% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120C in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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