AMD GX-424CC vs AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-424CC and AMD Phenom II X3 P840 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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.

AMD GX-424CC

AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-424CC

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
1 more threads: 4 vs 3
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	6 June 2014 vs 4 October 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Number of threads	4 vs 3
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1.5 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-424CC
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Name	AMD GX-424CC	AMD Phenom II X3 P840
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	924
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	924
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2698
PassMark - Single thread mark		760
PassMark - CPU mark		1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2663

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-424CC	AMD Phenom II X3 P840
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Champlain
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	6 June 2014	4 October 2010
Place in performance rating	2214	2208
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Series		3x AMD Phenom II
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2400 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4	3
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Maximum frequency		1.9 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory types	DDR3-1866
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5E
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3b)	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	25 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)