AMD A4-9120 VS AMD A6-9210 — differences in specs

Comparison of video cards AMD A4-9120 vs AMD A6-9210 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD A6-9210

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Higher clock speed

2.40 GHz 2.20 GHz

Around -9% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

2.80 GHz 2.50 GHz

Around 11% better overclocked clock speed

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A6-9210 AMD A4-9120

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A6-9210 and AMD A4-9120 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A6-9210 AMD A4-9120
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	AMD A AMD A
Generation	6 6
CPU group	AMD A6-9000 AMD A4-9000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A6-9210 vs AMD A4-9120 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
Frequency	2.40 GHz 2.20 GHz
CPU Cores	2 2
Turbo (1 Core)	2.80 GHz 2.50 GHz
CPU Threads	2 2
Turbo (2 Cores)	2.60 GHz 2.20 GHz
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A6-9210 and AMD A4-9120 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 R4 (Stoney Ridge) AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge)
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.66 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	3 2
Shader	192 128
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	3 3
Generation	7 7
DirectX Version	12 12
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Release date	Q2/2016 Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A6-9210 and AMD A4-9120. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A6-9210 and AMD A4-9120 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	DDR4-2133 DDR4-2133
Max. Memory	8 GB 8 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	1 1
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	8 8

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A6-9210 and AMD A4-9120.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A6-9210 or AMD A4-9120? 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 15 W
TDP down	10 W 10 W
Tjunction max.	90 °C 90 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A6-9210 and AMD A4-9120 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L3-Cache	2.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Socket	FP4 FP4
Release date	Q2/2017 Q2/2017

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD A6-9210 and AMD A4-9120.

Specification	Value
Used in	Unknown Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests AMD A6-9210 vs AMD A4-9120

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors.

AMD A6-9210

230

AMD A4-9120

168

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests).

AMD A6-9210

1757

AMD A4-9120

1968