A4-9120C vs Celeron P4600

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron P4600
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

A4-9120C outperforms Celeron P4600 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron P4600 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28422836
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency1.438.51
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date28 March 2010 (14 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron P4600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier1516
L1 cache128 KB160 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size81 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 Million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron P4600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketPGA988BGA
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron P4600 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron P4600 and A4-9120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron P4600 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron P4600 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron P4600 and A4-9120C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron P4600 and A4-9120C.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

Celeron P4600 0.55
A4-9120C 0.56
+1.8%

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.

Celeron P4600 846
A4-9120C 850
+0.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 0.56
Recency 28 March 2010 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

A4-9120C has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron P4600 and A4-9120C.


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