A6-3420M vs A10-9700

Primary details

Comparing A10-9700 and A6-3420M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1726	2482
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.64	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$90	no data
Current price	$75 (0.8x MSRP)	$1578

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-9700 and A6-3420M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	228 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-9700 and A6-3420M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9700 and A6-3420M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9700 and A6-3420M are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9700 and A6-3420M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 6520G
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-9700 and A6-3420M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-9700 and A6-3420M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9700 and A6-3420M.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-9700 outperforms A6-3420M by 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.29	0.84
Recency	27 July 2017	20 December 2011
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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