A4-9120e SoC vs Apple M1
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1378 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | no data | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 7 January 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M1 and A4-9120e SoC 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 125 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 16000 Million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on M1 and A4-9120e SoC 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 | no data | FT4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 and A4-9120e SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 and A4-9120e SoC are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and A4-9120e SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | Radeon R3 2CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 and A4-9120e SoC.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 7 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
Apple M1 has an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 and AMD A4-9120e SoC. We've got no test results to judge.
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