| Name: | AMD A4-9120 |
| Family: | AMD A |
| Group: | AMD A4-9000 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 6 |
AMD A4-9120 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The AMD A4-9120 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2017 and belongs to the 6 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A4-9120, you'll need a motherboard with a FP4 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD A4-9120 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-9120 is 2.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.5 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 2 |
| Threads: | 2 |
| Cores: | 2x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 2.2 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The AMD A4-9120 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A4-9120 uses the AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge), which has 128 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) |
| GPU frequency: | 0.66 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | -- |
| Execution units: | 2 |
| Shaders: | 128 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 7 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 28 nm |
| Release date: | Q2/2016 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode |
| h264: | Decode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | Decode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type: | DDR4-2133 |
| Max. Memory: | 8.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 1 |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | 10 W |
| Tjunction max: | 90 °C |
Technical details
The AMD A4-9120 is manufactured using a 28 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 28 nm |
| Chip design: | -- |
| Socket: | FP4 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 2.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Stoney Ridge (Excavator) |
| Operating systems: |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 |
| Release date: | Q2/2017 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
|
1994
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Intel Core i7-3689Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
|
1974
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AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
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1968
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AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1966
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AMD A6-3400M
4C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
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1964
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
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241
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AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
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241
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AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
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233
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Intel Celeron 847
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
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200
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AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
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184
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Celeron G1840
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
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168
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Intel Celeron G1850
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
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168
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AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
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168
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Intel Celeron G1820T
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
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168
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Intel Celeron G1850
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
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168
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