A4-9120 vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+791%
A4-9120
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.77

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms A4-9120 by a whopping 791% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and A4-9120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10252654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency43.314.86
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.5 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)160 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm28 nm
Die size156 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U 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
SocketFP6BGA
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A4-9120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEVirtualization,
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A4-9120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and A4-9120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U 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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 6.86
+791%
A4-9120 0.77

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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 10901
+796%
A4-9120 1217

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 0.77
Integrated graphics card 6.04 1.03
Recency 6 January 2020 1 June 2017
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 790.9% higher aggregate performance score, 486.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-9120 in performance tests.


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