A4-9120C vs Opteron 240 EE

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron 240 EE and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiencyno data8.52
Architecture codenameSledgeHammer (2003−2005)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateFebruary 2004 (20 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 240 EE 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache128 KB160 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography130 nm28 nm
Die size193 mm2124.5 mm2
Number of transistors106 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 240 EE 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 configuration1no data
Socket940BGA
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 240 EE and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 240 EE and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 240 EE and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 6 Watt

A4-9120C has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron 240 EE and A4-9120C. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron 240 EE is a server/workstation processor while A4-9120C is a notebook one.


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