A4-9120C vs Ryzen 3 1100
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 1100 and A4-9120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2811 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | no data | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 1100 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4800 million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 1100 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1100 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1100 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1100 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | 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
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Ryzen 3 1100 has 100% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
A4-9120C, on the other hand, has 983.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 1100 and A4-9120C. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 3 1100 is a desktop processor while A4-9120C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 1100 and A4-9120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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