AMD A4-9120e vs AMD GX-420MC
Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9120e and AMD GX-420MC processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9120e
- Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.0 GHz
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 744 vs 695
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 2.2 GHz vs 2.0 GHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 744 vs 695 |
Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420MC
- 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
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1796 vs 851
Specifications (specs) | |
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 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1796 vs 851 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A4-9120e
CPU 2: AMD GX-420MC
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD A4-9120e | AMD GX-420MC |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 744 | 695 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 851 | 1796 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A4-9120e | AMD GX-420MC | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge | Puma |
Place in performance rating | 2629 | 2657 |
Processor Number | A4-9120e | |
Vertical segment | Mobile | Embedded |
Launch date | 6 Jun 2014 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
L1 cache | 160 KB | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of threads | 2 | 4 |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 1 | 1 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2133 | DDR3-1600 |
ECC memory support | ||
Graphics |
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Number of pipelines | 128 | |
Processor graphics | Radeon R3 series | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FT4 | FT3b |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 17.5 Watt | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11.2 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 |