A4-9120C vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1167	3114
Place by popularity	40	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.39	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	4.54	3.54
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	11 April 2017 (8 years ago)	6 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	16
L1 cache	96K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	192 mm2	124.5 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-9120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-9120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-9120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-9120C.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.95	0.50
Recency	11 April 2017	6 January 2019
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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