Samsung Exynos 980 vs AMD A4-9120C

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 980 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-9120C
Samsung Exynos 980 AMD A4-9120C

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 980 or AMD A4-9120C - 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 Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 980 was released in Q4/2019.

The AMD A4-9120C has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120C was released in Q1/2019.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family AMD A (112)
Samsung Exynos 980 (1) CPU group AMD A4-9000 (2)
4 Generation 6
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 980 is 2.20 GHz while the AMD A4-9120C has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-9120C is at 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz).
Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A77		 A-Core 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz)
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55		 B-Core --

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.
Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 980 or AMD A4-9120C has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
ARM Mali-G76 MP5 GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 3 GPU Generation 7
7 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 3
5 Compute units 3
80 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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.
ARM Mali-G76 MP5 GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 980 can use up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD A4-9120C supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 15.0 GB/s.
Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory DDR4-1866
12 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 15.0 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 980 is --, while the AMD A4-9120C has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 980 is manufactured in 8 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A4-9120C is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
8 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FP4
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q4/2019 Release date Q1/2019
-- Release price --
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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.
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP5 @ 0.72 GHz
260 (100%)
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (88%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
330665 (100%)
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1545 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Samsung Exynos 980 AMD A4-9120C
Unknown Unknown

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