AMD A4-9120C vs AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120C and AMD Turion X2 RM-72 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.

AMD A4-9120C

AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120C

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 0 month(s) later
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 65 nm
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 884 vs 756
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 812 vs 653

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 January 2019 vs 1 January 2009
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	884 vs 756
PassMark - CPU mark	812 vs 653

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 160 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120C
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 RM-72

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

884

756

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

812

653

Name	AMD A4-9120C	AMD Turion X2 RM-72
PassMark - Single thread mark	884	756
PassMark - CPU mark	812	653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1616

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9120C	AMD Turion X2 RM-72
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Puma
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	6 January 2019	1 January 2009
OPN Tray	AM912CANN23AC
Place in performance rating	2348	2366
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	2x AMD Turion
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	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.1 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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
H.26X Decode
VP9 Decode
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)