AMD A6-3420M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A6-3420M features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2011 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A6-3420M, you'll need a motherboard with a FS1 socket.
Name: AMD A6-3420M
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A6-3000M
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3420M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3420M is 1.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.4 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 1.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-3420M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A6-3420M uses the AMD Radeon HD 6520G, which has 320 texture shaders and 5 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 6520G
GPU frequency: 0.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 5
Shaders: 320
Max. GPU Memory: 1.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 3
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2011

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: DDR3-1333
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 35 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): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A6-3420M 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 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FS1
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Llano (K10)
Operating systems:
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

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
2100
2100
AMD Athlon II X4 630
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2090
2090
AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
2084
2084
Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
2080
2080
Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
2075
2075

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Phenom X4 9600
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
775
775
Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
774
774
AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
773
773
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
772
772
Intel Core2 Duo E8300
2C 2T @ 2.83 GHz
771
771

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
261
261
Intel Atom C2550
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
259
259
AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
259
259
Intel Atom C2550
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
259
259
AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
257
257

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD A6-3400M
4C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
256
256
AMD A6-3410MX
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
256
256
AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
256
256
Intel Atom x7211E
2C 2T @ 1.0 GHz
256
256
Intel Atom x7213E
2C 2T @ 1.0 GHz
256
256

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

Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Core i3-4030U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2.0
2.0
AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Core i3-4030U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
2.0
2.0