Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs A4-9120C

Place in performance ranking	2753	376
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$290	no data

Detailed specifications

A4-9120C and Ryzen Z1 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	1.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	124.5 mm²	178 mm²
Number of transistors	1200 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120C and Ryzen Z1 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	BGA	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120C and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120C and Ryzen Z1 Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120C and Ryzen Z1 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
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AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-9120C and Ryzen Z1 Extreme.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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.

A4-9120C 0.53

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 16.34
+2983%

Ryzen Z1 Extreme outperforms A4-9120C by 2983% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A4-9120C 817

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 25273
+2993%

Ryzen Z1 Extreme outperforms A4-9120C by 2993% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.53	16.34
Integrated graphics card	1.17	18.33
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt