GX-217GI vs A4-1200
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3498 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.22 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Temash (2013) | Brown Falcon (2016) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (12 years ago) | 23 February 2016 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of A4-1200 and GX-217GI: number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A4-1200 and GX-217GI compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FT3 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-1200 and GX-217GI. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-1200 and GX-217GI are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-1200 and GX-217GI. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8180 (225 MHz) | Radeon R6E 4CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-1200 and GX-217GI.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 23 February 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 15 Watt |
A4-1200 has 275% lower power consumption.
GX-217GI, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 14% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD A4-1200 and AMD GX-217GI. We've got no test results to judge.
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