A4-9120C vs Atom Z2420

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	3062
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	no data	3.53
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Saltwell (2013)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 January 2013 (12 years ago)	6 January 2019 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2420 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	2	2
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	65 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	140 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2420 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	FC-MB4617	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2420 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3	Virtualization,
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	152	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z2420 and A4-9120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2420 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V

-

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2420 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2420 and A4-9120C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2420 and A4-9120C.

USB revision	2.0 OTG	no data
Number of USB ports	1	no data
UART	3	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2013	6 January 2019
Physical cores	1	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	6 Watt

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