5 120UL vs A6-9210

Primary details

Comparing A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2619	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	4.98	no data
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL 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	FP4	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	10-15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4, DDR5
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU
iGPU core count	3	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9210 and Core 5 120UL.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2016	8 April 2024
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

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