Mobile Sempron M100 vs A4-9120
Aggregate performance score
A4-9120 outperforms Mobile Sempron M100 by a whopping 250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2959 | 3513 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | AMD Mobile Sempron |
| Power efficiency | 1.97 | 0.34 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 1 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-9120 and Mobile Sempron M100 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 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 Mobile Sempron M100 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.
| Socket | BGA | S |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Mobile Sempron M100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | AMD Virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Mobile Sempron M100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Mobile Sempron M100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.70 | 0.20 |
| Recency | 1 June 2017 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
A4-9120 has a 250% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD A4-9120 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Mobile Sempron M100 in performance tests.
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