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AMD A4-9120C vs AMD E2-9000

AMD A4-9120C

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The AMD A4-9120C is an entry-level chip from the Stoney-Ridge APU series for Chromebooks and entry level laptops (7th APU generation from 2016), which was announced early 2019. It is based on the similar named A4-9120 from 2016 but with a reduced TDP (6 versus 15 Watt) and reduced clock speeds of 1.6 - 2.4 GHz (compared to 2.2 - 2.5 GHz). Both CPUs integrate two CPU cores (one Excavator module with 2 integer and on FP unit).

It also includes a Radeon R4 GPU with 192 shaders at 600 MHz, as well as a single-channel DDR4-2133 memory controller, H.265 video engine and chipset with all I/O ports.

Architecture

Stoney Ridge is the successor of the Carrizo architecture and the design is almost identical. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes and more aggressive Boost behavior, however, the clocks are a bit higher at the same power consumption. The memory controller now also supports DDR4-RAM, in this case up to 2133 MHz. Stoney Ridge is the designation for the smaller dual-core and single-core chip, while Bristol Ridge is the bigger quad-core chip with dual-channel memory controller. More technical details are available in the following articles:

Performance

Because of the significantly lower clock speed, the A4-9120C should be noticeably slower than the old A4-9120. AMD compares the A4-9120C with the Celeron N3350 in ChromeOS and sees a significant performance advantage for the A4. The efficiency however should be clearly worse as the A4-9120C is still manufactured in 28nm.

Power Consumption

AMD specifies the TDP of the A4-9120C with 6 Watts which should enable thin and light Chromebooks (even fanless).

AMD E2-9000

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The AMD E2-9000 is the least powerful chip from the Stoney-Ridge APU series for notebooks (7th APU generation) at the time of announcement in 2017. The SoC integrates two CPU cores (one Excavator module with 2 integer and on FP unit) clocked between 1.8-2.2 GHz. It also includes a Radeon R2 GPU clocked at 600 MHz as well as a single-channel DDR4-1866 memory controller, H.265 video engine and chipset with all I/O ports. Compared to the older E2-9010, the E2-9000 offers a lower base speed (1.8 versus 2 GHz).

Architecture

Stoney Ridge is the successor of the Carrizo architecture and the design is almost identical. Thanks to optimized manufacturing processes and more aggressive Boost behavior, however, the clocks are a bit higher at the same power consumption. The memory controller now also supports DDR4-RAM, in this case up to 1866 MHz. Stoney Ridge is the designation for the smaller dual-core and single-core chip, while Bristol Ridge is the bigger quad-core chip with dual-channel memory controller. More technical details are available in the following articles:

Power Consumption

AMD specifies the TDP of the E2-9000 with 10 Watts (compared to the 9010 at 15W). This means the APU is intended for thin and light notebooks.

ModelAMD A4-9120CAMD E2-9000
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Bristol Ridge
CodenameStoney RidgeStoney Ridge
Series: Bristol Ridge Stoney Ridge
AMD A9-9425 compare3.1 - 3.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9420e compare - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9420 compare3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9410 compare2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9225 compare2.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220 compare2.5 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220C compare1.8 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9210 compare2.4 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-9120 compare2.2 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-9120C « 1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-9010 compare2 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-90001.8 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220e compare1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9425 compare3.1 - 3.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9420e compare - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9420 compare3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A9-9410 compare2.9 - 3.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9225 compare2.6 - 3.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220 compare2.5 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220C compare1.8 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9210 compare2.4 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-9120 compare2.2 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-9120C1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-9010 compare2 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD E2-9000 « 1.8 - 2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A6-9220e compare1.6 - 2.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock1600 - 2400 MHz1800 - 2200 MHz
L1 Cache160 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 22 / 2
TDP6 Watt10 Watt
Transistors1200 Million1200 Million
Technology28 nm28 nm
Die Size124.5 mm2124.5 mm2
SocketBGABGA
FeaturesSingle-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,Single-Channel DDR4-1866, Virtualization,
iGPUAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
max. Temp.90 °C
Manufacturerwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 E2-9000 +
84 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 E2-9000 +
47 Points (14%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1 Points (1%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 E2-9000 +
0.6 Points (15%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1787 Points (11%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2897 Points (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1242 s (15%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 E2-9000 +
36.2 s (7%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 E2-9000 +
744 Points (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 E2-9000 +
6.3 fps (2%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 E2-9000 +
35.7 fps (8%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 E2-9000 +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 E2-9000 +
0.1 GB/s (2%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 E2-9000 +
0.7 GB/s (2%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1556 Points (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 E2-9000 +
26.9 s (6%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 E2-9000 +
59.8 s (3%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1304 s (6%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 E2-9000 +
3146 Points (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1199 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 E2-9000 +
11949 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 E2-9000 +
10209 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 E2-9000 +
11528 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 E2-9000 +
914 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1255 Points (2%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1591 Points (16%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2461 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1543 Points (21%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2371 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2323 Points (4%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1430 Points (28%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2439 Points (4%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 E2-9000 +
1526 Points (23%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2993 Points (24%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2893 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2847 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2914 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 E2-9000 +
2894 Points (8%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 E2-9000 +
3175 ms (4%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 E2-9000 +
258.9 ms (3%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 E2-9000 +
10575 Points (10%)

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