Pentium P6100 vs A4-9120

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Aggregate performance score

A4-9120
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.77
+40%
Pentium P6100
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

A4-9120 outperforms Pentium P6100 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-9120 and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26542843
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol RidgeIntel Pentium
Power efficiency4.861.49
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 June 2017 (7 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$12

Detailed specifications

A4-9120 and Pentium P6100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache160 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size124.5 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1200 Million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120 and Pentium P6100 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGAPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,no data
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A4-9120 and Pentium P6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Pentium P6100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-9120 and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-9120 and Pentium P6100.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A4-9120 0.77
+40%
Pentium P6100 0.55

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.

A4-9120 1217
+38.1%
Pentium P6100 881

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 0.55
Integrated graphics card 1.03 0.77
Recency 1 June 2017 26 September 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

A4-9120 has a 40% higher aggregate performance score, 33.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The A4-9120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6100 in performance tests.


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