AMD A4-3420 vs AMD Athlon X2 4050e
Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3420 and AMD Athlon X2 4050e 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3420
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1113 vs 751
- Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1054 vs 674
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | December 2011 vs April 2008 |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 65 nm |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1113 vs 751 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1054 vs 674 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4050e
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
- 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 996 vs 345
- 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1667 vs 612
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 996 vs 345 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1667 vs 612 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A4-3420
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4050e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A4-3420 | AMD Athlon X2 4050e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1113 | 751 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1054 | 674 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 345 | 996 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 612 | 1667 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 0.84 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A4-3420 | AMD Athlon X2 4050e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Llano | Brisbane |
Launch date | December 2011 | April 2008 |
Place in performance rating | 2634 | 2626 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 228 mm | 126 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 154 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM1 | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |