AMD A4-9120C vs AMD Turion II N550

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120C and AMD Turion II N550 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.

AMD A4-9120C

AMD Turion II N550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120C

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 January 2019 vs 4 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	895 vs 891

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II N550

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 66% 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
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 877 vs 864

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache	265 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	877 vs 864

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120C
CPU 2: AMD Turion II N550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

895

891

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

864

877

Name	AMD A4-9120C	AMD Turion II N550
PassMark - Single thread mark	895	891
PassMark - CPU mark	864	877

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120C	AMD Turion II N550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Champlain
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	6 January 2019	4 October 2010
OPN Tray	AM912CANN23AC
Place in performance rating	2433	2449
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	124.5 mm2
L1 cache	160 KB	265 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1200 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon R4 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT4	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
H.26X Decode
VP9 Decode
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)