AMD A4-9120C vs AMD Mobile Sempron M120
Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120C and AMD Mobile Sempron M120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120C
- CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
- 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
- Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 40 nm
- Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 4.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 25 Watt
- Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 889 vs 559
- 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 850 vs 247
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 6 January 2019 vs 10 September 2009 |
Number of cores | 2 vs 1 |
Number of threads | 2 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 40 nm |
L1 cache | 160 KB vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB vs 512 KB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 6 Watt vs 25 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 889 vs 559 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 850 vs 247 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A4-9120C
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron M120
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD A4-9120C | AMD Mobile Sempron M120 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 889 | 559 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 850 | 247 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1190 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1132 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A4-9120C | AMD Mobile Sempron M120 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge | Caspian |
Family | AMD A-Series Processors | |
Launch date | 6 January 2019 | 10 September 2009 |
OPN Tray | AM912CANN23AC | |
Place in performance rating | 2433 | 2453 |
Series | AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops | AMD Mobile Sempron |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.6 GHz | |
Compute Cores | 5 | |
Die size | 124.5 mm2 | |
L1 cache | 160 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
Maximum frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 1 |
Number of GPU cores | 3 | |
Number of threads | 2 | 1 |
Transistor count | 1200 Million | |
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Front-side bus (FSB) | 3200 MHz | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 1 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Graphics |
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Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 3 | |
Processor graphics | Radeon R4 Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FT4 | S |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 6 Watt | 25 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |