A4-9120C vs Pentium J3710

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J3710
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.92
+70.4%
A4-9120C
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.54

Pentium J3710 outperforms A4-9120C by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J3710 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25182841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency13.398.52
Architecture codenameAirmont (2016)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date10 January 2016 (8 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium J3710 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.64 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Multiplierno data16
L1 cacheno data160 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J3710 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1170BGA
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J3710 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium J3710 and A4-9120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J3710 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
VT-i-no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J3710 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency740 MHzno data
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J3710 and A4-9120C integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J3710 and A4-9120C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J3710 and A4-9120C.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports5no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no 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 J3710 0.92
+70.4%
A4-9120C 0.54

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.

Pentium J3710 1456
+71.3%
A4-9120C 850

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.92 0.54
Recency 10 January 2016 6 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

Pentium J3710 has a 70.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A4-9120C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The Pentium J3710 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120C in performance tests.

Note that Pentium J3710 is a desktop processor while A4-9120C is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J3710 and A4-9120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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