Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs A4-9120
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z2 Extreme outperforms A4-9120 by a whopping 1776% 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 | 2976 | 668 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) |
| Power efficiency | 1.97 | 36.93 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 1 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-9120 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 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 | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A4-9120 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz) | AMD Radeon 890M |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.70 | 13.13 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.95 | 19.48 |
| Recency | 1 June 2017 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
Ryzen Z2 Extreme has a 1776% higher aggregate performance score, 1951% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4-9120 in performance tests.
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