A4-9120C vs Pentium 3560Y

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3560Y
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 11 Watt
0.56
+3.7%
A4-9120C
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.54

Pentium 3560Y outperforms A4-9120C by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3560Y and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28252841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency4.428.52
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3560Y 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 speed1.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache64K (per core)160 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size118 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3560Y 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
SocketFCBGA1168BGA
Power consumption (TDP)11.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3560Y and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Virtualization,
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3560Y and A4-9120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3560Y 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 Pentium 3560Y and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3560Y and A4-9120C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3560Y and A4-9120C.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.


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.

Pentium 3560Y 0.56
+3.7%
A4-9120C 0.54

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.

Pentium 3560Y 887
+4.4%
A4-9120C 850

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.54
Recency 1 September 2013 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 11 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium 3560Y has a 3.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

A4-9120C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 83.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 3560Y and A4-9120C.


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