A4-9120C vs A6-7000
Aggregate performance score
A6-7000 outperforms A4-9120C by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-7000 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2775 | 2852 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | AMD Kaveri | AMD Bristol Ridge |
Power efficiency | 3.54 | 8.47 |
Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
Release date | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-7000 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 | 2.2 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
Multiplier | no data | 16 |
L1 cache | no data | 160 KB |
L2 cache | 1024 KB | 1 MB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Die size | no data | 124.5 mm2 |
Number of transistors | no data | 1200 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-7000 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.
Socket | FT3 | BGA |
Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7000 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | Virtualization, |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | + | - |
AVX | + | + |
FRTC | + | - |
TrueAudio | + | - |
PowerNow | + | - |
PowerGating | + | - |
Out-of-band client management | + | - |
VirusProtect | + | - |
HSA | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7000 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | + |
IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7000 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 14.936 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz) |
iGPU core count | 3 | no data |
Enduro | + | - |
Switchable graphics | + | - |
UVD | + | - |
VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-7000 and A4-9120C integrated GPUs.
DisplayPort | + | - |
HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-7000 and A4-9120C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7000 and A4-9120C.
PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.64 | 0.54 |
Recency | 1 June 2014 | 6 January 2019 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 6 Watt |
A6-7000 has a 18.5% higher aggregate performance score.
A4-9120C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 183.3% lower power consumption.
The A6-7000 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120C in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-7000 and A4-9120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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