Athlon 1200 (C) vs A4-9120C
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3134 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Thunderbird C (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 31 October 2000 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $673 |
Detailed specifications
A4-9120C and Athlon 1200 (C) 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 16 | no data |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 120 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A4-9120C and Athlon 1200 (C) 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 | 1 |
| Socket | BGA | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 66 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120C and Athlon 1200 (C). 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 Athlon 1200 (C) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120C and Athlon 1200 (C). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 14.936 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 31 October 2000 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 66 Watt |
A4-9120C has an age advantage of 18 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 6500% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD A4-9120C and AMD Athlon 1200 (C). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A4-9120C is a notebook processor while Athlon 1200 (C) is a desktop one.
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