A4-9120C vs A6-5400K

Primary details

Comparing A6-5400K and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2494	2752
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	2 October 2012 (11 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$163	$290

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-5400K and A4-9120C 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-5400K and A4-9120C 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	1	no data
Socket	FM2	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400K and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions

no data

Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400K and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400K and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon HD 7540D

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

A6-5400K outperforms A4-9120C by 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.82	0.53
Recency	2 October 2012	6 January 2019
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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