AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs AMD A4-9120

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and AMD A4-9120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

AMD A4-9120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 60% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
2.4x 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 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2027 vs 1041
6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7471 vs 1219

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs 1 June 2017
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2027 vs 1041
PassMark - CPU mark	7471 vs 1219

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
CPU 2: AMD A4-9120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2027

1041

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7471

1219

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U	AMD A4-9120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2027	1041
PassMark - CPU mark	7471	1219
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	773
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2738
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		627
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		627
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1391
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1391
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4131

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U	AMD A4-9120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Stoney Ridge
Family	Ryzen 7	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	8 April 2019	1 June 2017
OPN Tray	YM370BC4T4MFG	AM9120AYN23AC
Place in performance rating	1536	1528
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Die size	209.78 mm²	124.5 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	10	2
Number of threads	8	2
Operating Temperature Range	0° C - 95 °C
Transistor count	4500 million	1200 Million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		4
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	17.1 Gb/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Graphics
Execution Units	10
Graphics base frequency	1400 MHz
iGPU core count	10	2
Number of pipelines	640
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 10 Graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		655 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt	10-15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4 (FP5)	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)