AMD A4-3420 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3420 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A4-3420

AMD Athlon II X2 245

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3420

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm

Launch date	December 2011 vs July 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1134 vs 1119
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1126 vs 1067
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 345
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 648 vs 612

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134 vs 1119
PassMark - CPU mark	1126 vs 1067
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 345
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648 vs 612

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3420
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1119

1134

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1067

1126

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

345

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

612

648

Name	AMD A4-3420	AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark	1119	1134
PassMark - CPU mark	1067	1126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	345	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	612	648

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3420	AMD Athlon II X2 245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Regor
Launch date	December 2011	July 2009
Place in performance rating	2628	2619
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$35
Price now		$34.95
Value for money (0-100)		13.95
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)