Xeon E3120 vs A6-3420M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3420M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.81

Xeon E3120 outperforms A6-3420M by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3420M and Xeon E3120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26062556
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.191.30
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)no data
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)1 July 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-3420M and Xeon E3120 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 GHz3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHzno data
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3420M and Xeon E3120 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
SocketFS1LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3420M and Xeon E3120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480Gno data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A6-3420M and Xeon E3120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3420M and Xeon E3120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3420M and Xeon E3120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)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.


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.

A6-3420M 0.81
Xeon E3120 0.89
+9.9%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A6-3420M 1293
Xeon E3120 1408
+8.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.89
Recency 20 December 2011 1 July 2008
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A6-3420M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E3120, on the other hand, has a 9.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-3420M and Xeon E3120.

Be aware that A6-3420M is a notebook processor while Xeon E3120 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-3420M and Xeon E3120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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