Apple M4 (8 cores) vs A4-9120C
Primary details
Comparing A4-9120C and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2849 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 8.52 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-9120C and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 | 8 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 16 | no data |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A4-9120C and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120C and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120C and Apple M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120C and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 14.936 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz) | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 28 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
Apple M4 (8 cores) has an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 833.3% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A4-9120C and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A4-9120C is a notebook processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.
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