A4-9120C vs E2-1800

Place in the ranking	3132	2857
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD E-Series	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	1.47	8.51
Architecture codename	Zacate (2011−2013)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	6 June 2012 (12 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

E2-1800 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Die size	75 mm²	124.5 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E2-1800 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	no data
Socket	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-1800 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V	Virtualization,
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-1800 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-1800 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7340

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)

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.

E2-1800 0.28

A4-9120C 0.54
+92.9%

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.

E2-1800 449

A4-9120C 850
+89.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	0.54
Integrated graphics card	0.40	1.17
Recency	6 June 2012	6 January 2019
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	6 Watt

A4-9120C has a 92.9% higher aggregate performance score, 192.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The A4-9120C is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-1800 in performance tests.

Note that E2-1800 is a desktop processor while A4-9120C is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between E2-1800 and A4-9120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.