A4-9120C vs Celeron 1000M
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 1000M outperforms A4-9120C by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 1000M and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2725 | 2836 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 1.82 | 8.51 |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 20 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 1000M 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 1000M 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 | FCPGA988 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1000M and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 1000M and A4-9120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1000M and A4-9120C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1000M and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 14.936 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1000M and A4-9120C integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1000M and A4-9120C.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.70 | 0.56 |
| Recency | 20 January 2013 | 6 January 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Celeron 1000M has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
A4-9120C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
The Celeron 1000M is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120C in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 1000M and A4-9120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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