M3-8100Y vs A4-9120

Primary details

Comparing A4-9120 and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2524	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Bristol Ridge	Intel Core M3
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)	28 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$281
Current price	$253	$455 (1.6x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A4-9120 and M3-8100Y 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	1.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 GT/s
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB
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 M3-8100Y 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 M3-8100Y. 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	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	29.861 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)

Intel UHD Graphics 615

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-9120 and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	10

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.03	1.58
Recency	1 June 2017	28 August 2018
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	5 Watt

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