A4-9120C vs Core 2 Extreme X6800
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Extreme X6800 outperforms A4-9120C by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2998 | 3128 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 0.90 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Conroe XE (2006) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 27 July 2006 (19 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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 | 2.933 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.93 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 60 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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 | 775 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 1 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | 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) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 and A4-9120C.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 0.50 |
| Recency | 27 July 2006 | 6 January 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 1 Watt |
Core 2 Extreme X6800 has a 26% higher aggregate performance score.
A4-9120C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 7400% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4-9120C in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Extreme X6800 is a desktop processor while A4-9120C is a notebook one.
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