A4-9120 vs Pentium 4417U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.47
+86.1%

Pentium 4417U outperforms A4-9120 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4417U and A4-9120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20792521
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataBristol Ridge
Architecture codenameno dataStoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 January 2019 (5 years ago)1 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Current price$417 $253

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4417U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data160 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache2 MB SmartCacheno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4417U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1356BGA
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4417U and A4-9120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI+no data
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-no data
Smart Response+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Pentium 4417U and A4-9120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4417U and A4-9120 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4417U and A4-9120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 610AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4417U and A4-9120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4417U and A4-9120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4417U and A4-9120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4417U and A4-9120.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Pentium 4417U 1.47
+86.1%
A4-9120 0.79

Pentium 4417U outperforms A4-9120 by 86% 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%

Pentium 4417U 2271
+85.4%
A4-9120 1225

Pentium 4417U outperforms A4-9120 by 85% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 0.79
Integrated graphics card 1.84 1.03
Recency 1 January 2019 1 June 2017
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

The Pentium 4417U is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120 in performance tests.


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