AMD A4-4020 vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4020 and Intel Pentium D 950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4020

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 99900% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 3.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Launch date March 2014 vs January 2006
Maximum frequency 3400 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 96 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4020
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

Name AMD A4-4020 Intel Pentium D 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 453
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 453
PassMark - Single thread mark 695
PassMark - CPU mark 681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 389

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-4020 Intel Pentium D 950

Essentials

Architecture codename Richland Presler
Family AMD A4-Series
Launch date March 2014 January 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $40
Place in performance rating 3030 3042
Processor Number A4-4020 950
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3200 MHz 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB 28 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 70 °C C1+D0=63.4°C, B1=68.6°C
Maximum frequency 3400 MHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Die size 162 mm2
Transistor count 376 million
VID voltage range 1.200V-1.3375V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 Gb/s
Supported memory types DDR3-1333 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 720 MHz
Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics Radeon HD 7480D
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)