A4-9120C vs Atom x5-Z8300

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2877	2857
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	no data	8.51
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.84 GHz	1.6 GHz
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	no data	160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	UTFCBGA592	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-9120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Boot	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)	AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-9120C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-9120C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4

1920x1080

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-9120C.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	1	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data

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	0.51	0.54
Integrated graphics card	0.77	1.17
Recency	2 March 2015	6 January 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

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