i3-6120T vs A4-9120

Primary details

Comparing A4-9120 and Core i3-6120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2602	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Bristol Ridge	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)	9 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-9120 and Core i3-6120T 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	98.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120 and Core i3-6120T 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	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	10-15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Core i3-6120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Core i3-6120T are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Core i3-6120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)

Intel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-9120 and Core i3-6120T.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.03	2.60
Recency	1 June 2017	9 May 2016
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

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