A4-9120e SoC vs Athlon 3000G

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 3000G and A4-9120e SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1681	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.27	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Power efficiency	7.62	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	21 November 2019 (5 years ago)	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 3000G and A4-9120e SoC 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2?	125 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 3000G and A4-9120e SoC 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and A4-9120e SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and A4-9120e SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and A4-9120e SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB?	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 3

Radeon R3 2CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and A4-9120e SoC.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 November 2019	7 January 2019
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

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