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).

AMD GX-420CA

AMD Phenom II X4 P960

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
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Champlain
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	19 October 2010
Place in performance rating	2628	2621
Processor Number	GX-420CA
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Series		4x AMD Phenom II
Performance
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
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 8400E
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3)	S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)