A4-9120e SoC vs i3-370M

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A4-9120 A4-9120C A4-9125 SoC A6-9220 A6-9220e A6-9225 A9-9410 A9-9420 A9-9420e A9-9425 E2-9000 E2-9010

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i3-370M i3-370M
A4-9120e SoC A4-9120e SoC

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2669not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency1.98no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date22 June 2010 (14 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$245no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache128 KB160 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size81+114 mm2125 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGAno data
Number of transistors382+177 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC 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)1
SocketPGA988FT4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC 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 i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC 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 Core i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsRadeon R3 2CU
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

Pros & cons summary

Recency 22 June 2010 7 January 2019
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

i3-370M has 100% more threads.

A4-9120e SoC, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-370M and A4-9120e SoC. We've got no test results to judge.

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