AMD A4-3420 vs AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3420 and AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3420

• CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm SOI
• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1350 vs 1113
• 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2536 vs 1054
• Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 477 vs 345
• 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1584 vs 612

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3420
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1113 1350
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1054 2536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	345 477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	612 1584

Compare specifications (specs)