A4-9120C vs A4-5050

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5050
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.84
+55.6%
A4-9120C
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.54

A4-5050 outperforms A4-9120C by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5050 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25912857
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency5.308.51
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 February 2014 (10 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5050 and A4-9120C basic parameters such as 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache128K (per core)160 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-5050 and A4-9120C 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 configuration1no data
SocketFT3BGA
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5050 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXVirtualization,
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5050 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5050 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8330 (? - 500 MHz)AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-5050 0.84
+55.6%
A4-9120C 0.54

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-5050 1328
+56.2%
A4-9120C 850

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 0.54
Integrated graphics card 0.69 1.17
Recency 1 February 2014 6 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

A4-5050 has a 55.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A4-9120C, on the other hand, has 69.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The A4-5050 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120C in performance tests.


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