AMD GX-420MC vs AMD A4-6210

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420MC and AMD A4-6210 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 GX-420MC

AMD A4-6210

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420MC

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 695 vs 606
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1796 vs 1502

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jun 2014 vs 29 April 2014
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	695 vs 606
PassMark - CPU mark	1796 vs 1502

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-6210

Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17.5 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17.5 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-420MC
CPU 2: AMD A4-6210

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

606

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1796

1502

Name	AMD GX-420MC	AMD A4-6210
PassMark - Single thread mark	695	606
PassMark - CPU mark	1796	1502
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		197
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.741
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		556
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		935
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		556
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		935
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2290

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-420MC	AMD A4-6210
Essentials
Architecture codename	Puma	Beema
Launch date	6 Jun 2014	29 April 2014
Place in performance rating	2667	2654
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM6210ITJ44JB
Series		AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops
Performance
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	2.0 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	1
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3L
Supported memory frequency		1599 MHz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2	12
OpenGL	4.3
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3b	FT3b
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17.5 Watt	15 Watt
Graphics
Enduro
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
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
System Image Stability
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0