AMD A4-9120C VS AMD A12-9720P — differences in specs

Comparing AMD A4-9120C vs AMD A12-9720P

Comparison of video cards AMD A4-9120C vs AMD A12-9720P in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD A12-9720P

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Higher clock speed

2.70 GHz 1.60 GHz

Around -69% better clock speed

Top features of AMD A4-9120C

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Performance per watt

6 W 15 W

About 0.4 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A12-9720P AMD A4-9120C

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A12-9720P and AMD A4-9120C is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A12-9720P AMD A4-9120C
Family	AMD A AMD A
CPU group	AMD A12-9700 AMD A4-9000
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	6 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A12-9720P vs AMD A4-9120C by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Core architecture	normal normal
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	2.70 GHz 1.60 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A12-9720P and AMD A4-9120C along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
GPU frequency	0.76 GHz 0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	8 3
Shader	512 192
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	2 3
Generation	6 7
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Release date	Q2/2016 Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A12-9720P and AMD A4-9120C. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No Decode
h264	Decode Decode
VP8	No Decode
VP9	No Decode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A12-9720P and AMD A4-9120C you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-1866 DDR4-1866
Max. Memory	64 GB 8 GB
Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel) 1
ECC	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A12-9720P or AMD A4-9120C? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	15 W 6 W
Tjunction max.	90 \xc2\xb0C 90 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A12-9720P and AMD A4-9120C CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Socket	FP4 FP4
L2-Cache	2.00 MB --
L3-Cache	-- 2.00 MB
Architecture	Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date	Q4/2016 Q1/2019