A8-3800 vs A4-9120

Place in the ranking	2633	2268
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	4.86	1.88
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)	30 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-9120 and A8-3800 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	124.5 mm²	228 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120 and A8-3800 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	10-15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and A8-3800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions

Virtualization,

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and A8-3800 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and A8-3800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)

AMD Radeon HD 6550D

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.

A4-9120 0.80

A8-3800 1.34
+67.5%

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.

A4-9120 1217

A8-3800 2049
+68.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.80	1.34
Integrated graphics card	1.03	1.04
Recency	1 June 2017	30 June 2011
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

A4-9120 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

A8-3800, on the other hand, has a 67.5% higher aggregate performance score, 1% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The A8-3800 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120 in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-9120 is a notebook processor while A8-3800 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A4-9120 and A8-3800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.