HD Graphics 520 vs A6-3420M

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Primary details

Comparing A6-3420M and HD Graphics 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2606not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel HD Graphics
Power efficiency2.19no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Gen9
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

A6-3420M and HD Graphics 520 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz0.35 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size228 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3420M and HD Graphics 520 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 configuration1no data
SocketFS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3420M and HD Graphics 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480Gno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3420M and HD Graphics 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3420M and HD Graphics 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data32,768 MB 33,554,432 KB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

HD Graphics 520 has a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A6-3420M and HD Graphics 520. We've got no test results to judge.


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