AMD A4-3420 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3420 and AMD Athlon II X2 270u 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 270u

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3420

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1119 vs 791
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1067 vs 675

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2011 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1119 vs 791
PassMark - CPU mark	1067 vs 675

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270u

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3420
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 270u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1119

791

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1067

675

Name	AMD A4-3420	AMD Athlon II X2 270u
PassMark - Single thread mark	1119	791
PassMark - CPU mark	1067	675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	345
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	612

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3420	AMD Athlon II X2 270u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Regor
Launch date	December 2011	September 2010
Place in performance rating	2628	2594
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$68
Price now		$67.67
Value for money (0-100)		5.88
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)