AMD A4-7210 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-7210 and AMD Phenom II X4 N950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A4-7210

AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7210

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1656 vs 1587

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 May 2015 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1656 vs 1587

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 859 vs 725
5.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1316 vs 243
5.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3852 vs 720

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	859 vs 725
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1316 vs 243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3852 vs 720

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-7210
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

725

859

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1656

1587

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

243

1316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

720

3852

Name	AMD A4-7210	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
PassMark - Single thread mark	725	859
PassMark - CPU mark	1656	1587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	243	1316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	720	3852
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	653
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	653
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3899

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-7210	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo-L	Champlain
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	7 May 2015	4 October 2010
OPN Tray	AM7210ITJ44JB
Place in performance rating	1950	1983
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for AIOs	4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	All-in-One	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.8 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	930 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		512 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3L
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0