Atom x5-E8000 vs A4-9120

Place in performance ranking	2521	2685
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Bristol Ridge	5x Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Cherry Trail (2016)
Release date	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$39
Current price	$253	$340 (8.7x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A4-9120 and Atom x5-E8000 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	no data
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.04 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	124.5 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120 and Atom x5-E8000 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	10-15 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Atom x5-E8000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Atom x5-E8000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Atom x5-E8000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)

Intel HD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-9120 and Atom x5-E8000.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

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 0.79
+29.5%

Atom x5-E8000 0.61

A4-9120 outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A4-9120 1225
+29.9%

Atom x5-E8000 943

A4-9120 outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 30% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	0.61
Recency	1 June 2017	8 February 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	5 Watt