A4-9120C vs Phenom II X2 N640
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X2 N640 outperforms A4-9120C by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X2 N640 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2529 | 2841 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Phenom II | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 2.43 | 8.52 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 1 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 N640 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 124.5 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 N640 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.
| Socket | S1 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 14.936 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.90 | 0.54 |
| Recency | 1 October 2010 | 6 January 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Phenom II X2 N640 has a 66.7% higher aggregate performance score.
A4-9120C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
The Phenom II X2 N640 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120C in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 N640 and A4-9120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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