AMD A4-9120 vs AMD A12-9700P
Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120 and AMD A12-9700P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 1 June 2017 vs 1 June 2016 |
Benchmarks | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4131 vs 4124 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4131 vs 4124 |
Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9700P
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
- Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 1050
- 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2428 vs 1217
- Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1030 vs 627
- Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1030 vs 627
- Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1596 vs 1391
- Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1596 vs 1391
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1208 vs 1050 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2428 vs 1217 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1030 vs 627 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1030 vs 627 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1596 vs 1391 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1596 vs 1391 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A4-9120
CPU 2: AMD A12-9700P
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Name | AMD A4-9120 | AMD A12-9700P |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1050 | 1208 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1217 | 2428 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 627 | 1030 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 627 | 1030 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1391 | 1596 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1391 | 1596 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4131 | 4124 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4131 | 4124 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1934 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4344 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.183 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 104.395 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.129 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 14.759 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 50.779 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A4-9120 | AMD A12-9700P | |
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Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge | Bristol Ridge |
Family | AMD A-Series Processors | AMD A-Series Processors |
Launch date | 1 June 2017 | 1 June 2016 |
OPN Tray | AM9120AYN23AC | AM970PADY44AB |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit |
Place in performance rating | 1604 | 1505 |
Series | AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops | AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
Compute Cores | 4 | |
Die size | 124.5 mm | 250 mm |
L1 cache | 160 KB | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | 90°C |
Maximum frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of GPU cores | 2 | 6 |
Number of threads | 2 | 4 |
Transistor count | 1200 Million | 3100 Million |
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Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.1 Gb/s | |
Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
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Graphics max frequency | 655 MHz | 758 MHz |
iGPU core count | 2 | 6 |
Processor graphics | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
Enduro | ||
Switchable graphics | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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HDMI | ||
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 10-15 Watt | 12-15 Watt |
Sockets supported | BGA | FP4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 8 | |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD App Acceleration | ||
AMD HD3D technology | ||
AMD Mantle API | ||
AMD Secure technology | ||
DualGraphics | ||
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) | ||
FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
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