AMD A4-3420 vs Intel Core i7-930

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3420 and Intel Core i7-930 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A4-3420

Intel Core i7-930

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3420

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	December 2011 vs February 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-930

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1266 vs 1119
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2978 vs 1067
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 492 vs 345
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1965 vs 612

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1266 vs 1119
PassMark - CPU mark	2978 vs 1067
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492 vs 345
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1965 vs 612

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3420
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-930

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1119

1266

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1067

2978

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

345

492

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

612

1965

Name	AMD A4-3420	Intel Core i7-930
PassMark - Single thread mark	1119	1266
PassMark - CPU mark	1067	2978
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	345	492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	612	1965
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		61.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.989
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.177

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3420	Intel Core i7-930
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Bloomfield
Launch date	December 2011	February 2010
Place in performance rating	2628	2616
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$59.99
Processor Number		i7-930
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		25.26
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	1178 million	731 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		8
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring