AMD A4-9120e vs AMD GX-420CA

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and AMD GX-420CA processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 60% 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
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 256 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: AMD GX-420CA

Name AMD A4-9120e AMD GX-420CA
PassMark - Single thread mark 744
PassMark - CPU mark 851
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 868
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 773
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 773

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-9120e AMD GX-420CA

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge eKabini
Place in performance rating 2629 2630
Processor Number A4-9120e GX-420CA
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013

Performance

Base frequency 1.5 GHz 2000 MHz
L1 cache 160 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature 90 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR3-1600
ECC memory support

Graphics

Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics Radeon R3 series Radeon HD 8400E
Graphics base frequency 600 MHz

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT4 BGA769 (FT3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1
OpenGL 4.2

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0