A4-9120 vs Athlon 200GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 200GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.59
+236%
A4-9120
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.77

Athlon 200GE outperforms A4-9120 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 200GE and A4-9120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17362654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonBristol Ridge
Power efficiency7.014.86
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)1 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$55no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 200GE and A4-9120 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)160 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size209.78 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 200GE and A4-9120 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4BGA
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 200GE and A4-9120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 200GE and A4-9120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 200GE and A4-9120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 3AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 200GE and A4-9120.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Athlon 200GE 2.59
+236%
A4-9120 0.77

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.

Athlon 200GE 4115
+238%
A4-9120 1217

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.59 0.77
Integrated graphics card 2.98 1.03
Recency 1 June 2018 1 June 2017
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon 200GE has a 236.4% higher aggregate performance score, 189.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A4-9120, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 200GE is a desktop processor while A4-9120 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 200GE and A4-9120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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