A4-9120 vs A4-6210

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Aggregate performance score

A4-6210
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.94
+22.1%
A4-9120
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.77

A4-6210 outperforms A4-9120 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-6210 and A4-9120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25242654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesBristol Ridge
Power efficiency5.934.86
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-6210 and A4-9120 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
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data160 KB
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-6210 and A4-9120 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.

SocketFT3bBGA
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6210 and A4-9120. 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+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6210 and A4-9120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6210 and A4-9120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1599DDR4
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R3 GraphicsAMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6210 and A4-9120 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6210 and A4-9120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6210 and A4-9120.

PCIe version2.0no data

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.

A4-6210 0.94
+22.1%
A4-9120 0.77

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.

A4-6210 1495
+22.8%
A4-9120 1217

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 0.77
Recency 29 April 2014 1 June 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2

A4-6210 has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A4-9120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

The A4-6210 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120 in performance tests.


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