AMD GX-420MC vs AMD A8-7410

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420MC and AMD A8-7410 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 A8-7410

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7410

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.0 GHz
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17.5 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 802 vs 695
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1821 vs 1796

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 May 2015 vs 6 Jun 2014
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.0 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17.5 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	802 vs 695
PassMark - CPU mark	1821 vs 1796

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-420MC
CPU 2: AMD A8-7410

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1796

1821

Name	AMD GX-420MC	AMD A8-7410
PassMark - Single thread mark	695	802
PassMark - CPU mark	1796	1821
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		262
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.553
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		22.317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		661
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1234
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3706
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		661
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1234
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3706

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-420MC	AMD A8-7410
Essentials
Architecture codename	Puma	Carrizo-L
Launch date	6 Jun 2014	7 May 2015
Place in performance rating	2667	2271
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM7410JBY44JB
Series		AMD A8-Series APU for Laptops
Performance
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	2.0 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Transistor count		930 Million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	1
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3L
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2	12
OpenGL	4.3
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3b	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17.5 Watt	15 Watt
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		847 MHz
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 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
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0