AMD A4-3420 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A4-3420 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2011 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A4-3420, you'll need a motherboard with a FM1 socket.
Name: AMD A4-3420
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A4-3000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-3420 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3420 is 2.8 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A4-3420 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A4-3420 uses the AMD Radeon HD 6410D, which has 160 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 6410D
GPU frequency: 0.6 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 2
Shaders: 160
Max. GPU Memory: 1.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 3
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q4/2010

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

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A4-3420 is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 1.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FM1
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 1.0 MB
Architecture: Llano (K10)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a
Release date: Q4/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A6-3400M
4C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
2768
2768
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
2768
2768
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2732
2732
Intel Atom Z3745
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
2716
2716
Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
2715
2715

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1783
1783
Intel Core i5-3439Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1776
1776
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1768
1768
Intel Celeron G1840
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1760
1760
AMD A6-9210
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
1757
1757

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 620e
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
1466
1466
AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1456
1456
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1430
1430
Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
1428
1428
AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1410
1410

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
625
625
AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
623
623
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
621
621
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
617
617
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
607
607

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo E4700
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
348
348
AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
348
348
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
348
348
AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
348
348
Intel Core2 Duo E4700
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
348
348

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Processor N50
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
192
192
Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
192
192
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
192
192
AMD A4-3400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
192
192
Intel Celeron G5900TE
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
192
192

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD Phenom II X2 B57
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1.9
1.9