Opteron 4334 vs A4-9120
Aggregate performance score
Opteron 4334 outperforms A4-9120 by a whopping 223% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-9120 and Opteron 4334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2654 | 1760 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.86 | 2.48 |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Seoul (2012) |
| Release date | 1 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 4 December 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-9120 and Opteron 4334 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 288 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 6144 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-9120 and Opteron 4334 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 | 2 |
| Socket | BGA | C32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Opteron 4334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Opteron 4334 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Opteron 4334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz) | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.77 | 2.49 |
| Recency | 1 June 2017 | 4 December 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
A4-9120 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
Opteron 4334, on the other hand, has a 223.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Opteron 4334 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120 in performance tests.
Be aware that A4-9120 is a notebook processor while Opteron 4334 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-9120 and Opteron 4334, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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