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.

AMD A4-4020

Intel Pentium D 950

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	3024	3036
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)