A4-9120C vs Athlon 64 FX-55

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-55 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3163	2857
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	0.23	8.52
Architecture codename	Clawhammer (2001−2005)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	10 October 2004 (20 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$180	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-55 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	128 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Die size	193 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	105 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-55 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	939	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Virtualization,
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1 Depends on motherboard	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.25	0.54
Recency	10 October 2004	6 January 2019
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	6 Watt

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