A4-9120 vs Core 2 Solo SU3500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A4-9120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2601
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Solo	Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)	1 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$262	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo SU3500 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	107 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo SU3500 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.

Socket	BGA956	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	5.5 Watt	10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A4-9120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A4-9120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and A4-9120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 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)

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2009	1 June 2017
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	10 Watt

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