AMD A4-9120 vs AMD Phenom II X3 700e

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AMD A4-9120 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Phenom II X3 700e
AMD A4-9120 AMD Phenom II X3 700e

CPU comparison

AMD A4-9120 or AMD Phenom II X3 700e - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A4-9120 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120 was released in Q2/2017.

The AMD Phenom II X3 700e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X3 700e was released in Q2/2009.
AMD A (112) Family AMD Phenom II (52)
AMD A4-9000 (2) CPU group AMD Phenom II - 700 (9)
6 Generation 3
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture Heka (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-9120 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.50 GHz). The AMD Phenom II X3 700e has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz.

AMD A4-9120 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X3 700e
2 Cores 3
2 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A4-9120 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X3 700e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) GPU no iGPU
0.66 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-9120 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X3 700e can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A4-9120 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X3 700e
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
8 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A4-9120 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Phenom II X3 700e is 65 W.

AMD A4-9120 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X3 700e
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-9120 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Phenom II X3 700e cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

AMD A4-9120 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X3 700e
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
FP4 Socket AM3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q2/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120 (82%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1968 (82%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
2410 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.66 GHz
168 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
233 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
63 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
182 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-9120 AMD Phenom II X3 700e
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