A8-4557M vs V-Series V120

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3387not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD V-SeriesAMD A-Series
Power efficiency0.41no data
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date12 May 2010 (15 years ago)15 May 2012 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

V-Series V120 and A8-4557M 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1303 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V120 and A8-4557M 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.

SocketS1BGA
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and A8-4557M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and A8-4557M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and A8-4557M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7640G (497 - 655 MHz)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 May 2010 15 May 2012
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

V-Series V120 has 40% lower power consumption.

A8-4557M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between AMD V-Series V120 and AMD A8-4557M. We've got no test results to judge.

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