AMD A4-9120C vs AMD E2-9010

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120C and AMD E2-9010 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A4-9120C

AMD E2-9010

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120C

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Launch date	6 January 2019 vs 1 June 2016
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-9010

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 909 vs 891
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1093 vs 852

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	909 vs 891
PassMark - CPU mark	1093 vs 852

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120C
CPU 2: AMD E2-9010

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

891

909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

852

1093

Name	AMD A4-9120C	AMD E2-9010
PassMark - Single thread mark	891	909
PassMark - CPU mark	852	1093

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120C	AMD E2-9010
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Stoney Ridge
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD E-Series Processors
Launch date	6 January 2019	1 June 2016
OPN Tray	AM912CANN23AC	EM9010AVY23AC
Place in performance rating	2430	2396
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	AMD E2-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	200 MHz
Compute Cores	5	4
Die size	124.5 mm2	124.5 mm
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1200 Million	1200 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	600 MHz
iGPU core count	3	2
Processor graphics	Radeon R4 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
H.26X Decode
VP9 Decode
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0 x8