A6-9120C SoC vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9120C SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking284not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency29.12no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9120C SoC 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed4.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography4 nm28 nm
Die size178 mm2124 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9120C SoC 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FT4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9120C SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9120C SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9120C SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780MRadeon R4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9120C SoC.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 January 2024 7 January 2019
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 4 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

A6-9120C SoC, on the other hand, has 983.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 8700G and A6-9120C SoC. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while A6-9120C SoC is a notebook one.


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