A4-9120 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300

Place in performance ranking	2274	2522
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Extreme	Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	August 2008 (15 years ago)	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Current price	$844	$253

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm²	124.5 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 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 configuration	2	no data
Socket	PGA478	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A4-9120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
AMT	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A4-9120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A4-9120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A4-9120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)

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.

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 1.17
+48.1%

A4-9120 0.79

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms A4-9120 by 48% based on our aggregate 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%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 1805
+47.3%

A4-9120 1225

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms A4-9120 by 47% in Passmark.