AMD GX-420CA vs AMD Phenom II X4 P960
Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420CA and AMD Phenom II X4 P960 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Launch date | 23 April 2013 vs 19 October 2010 |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 45 nm |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
L1 cache | 512 KB vs 256 KB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD GX-420CA
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P960
Name | AMD GX-420CA | AMD Phenom II X4 P960 |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 496 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 496 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 868 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 868 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 773 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 773 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 737 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1386 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1087 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3140 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 4.568 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.115 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD GX-420CA | AMD Phenom II X4 P960 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | eKabini | Champlain |
Family | AMD G-Series | |
Launch date | 23 April 2013 | 19 October 2010 |
Place in performance rating | 2631 | 2623 |
Processor Number | GX-420CA | |
Vertical segment | Embedded | Laptop |
Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2000 MHz | |
L1 cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2048 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 3600 MHz | |
Maximum frequency | 1.8 GHz | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | |
Graphics |
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Graphics base frequency | 600 MHz | |
Processor graphics | Radeon HD 8400E | |
Graphics interfaces |
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Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.2 | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | BGA769 (FT3) | S1 (S1g4) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt | 25 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
VirusProtect | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |