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 the ranking | 2655 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | Intel Core M3 |
| Power efficiency | 4.86 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Amber Lake (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 1 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 28 August 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $281 |
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 type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| 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 | - | - |
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) | 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 | Virtualization, | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and M3-8100Y 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 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 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz) | 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
| Integrated graphics card | 1.03 | 1.98 |
| Recency | 1 June 2017 | 28 August 2018 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 5 Watt |
M3-8100Y has 92.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A4-9120 and M3-8100Y. We've got no test results to judge.
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