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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1214 vs 1050
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2432 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 1214 vs 1050
PassMark - CPU mark 2432 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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1050
1214
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1217
2432
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
627
1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
627
1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1391
1596
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1391
1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4131
4124
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4131
4124
Name AMD A4-9120 AMD A12-9700P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1050 1214
PassMark - CPU mark 1217 2432
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

Essentials

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 1605 1505
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

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
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 Gb/s
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Graphics

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

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-15 Watt 12-15 Watt
Sockets supported BGA FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 8

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Advanced Technologies

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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