AMD A4-9120C vs Intel Atom x5-Z8330

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Combined performance score

Atom x5-Z8330
0.53

A4-9120C outperforms Atom x5-Z8330 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Atom x5-Z8330 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking27032695
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel AtomAMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codenameAirmont (2015−2016)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date8 February 2016 (8 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Current priceno data$290

Technical specs

Atom x5-Z8330 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.44 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.92 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data160 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8330 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
Socketno dataBGA
Power consumption (TDP)no data6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSingle-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8330 and A4-9120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-RS 1600DDR4
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8330 and A4-9120C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and A4-9120C.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes1no data
USB revision3.0no 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.

Atom x5-Z8330 0.53
A4-9120C 0.54
+1.9%

A4-9120C outperforms Atom x5-Z8330 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Atom x5-Z8330 811
A4-9120C 830
+2.3%

A4-9120C outperforms Atom x5-Z8330 by 2% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.53 0.54
Recency 8 February 2016 6 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between Atom x5-Z8330 and A4-9120C. The differences in performance seem too small.


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