Athlon II X3 420e vs A8-4500M
Aggregate performance score
A8-4500M outperforms Athlon II X3 420e by a small 8% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-4500M and Athlon II X3 420e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2303 | 2356 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.80 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Rana (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 21 September 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $116 |
| Current price | $179 | $17.22 (0.1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A8-4500M and Athlon II X3 420e 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 169 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-4500M and Athlon II X3 420e 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 | FS1r2 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Athlon II X3 420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Athlon II X3 420e are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and Athlon II X3 420e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7640G | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4500M and Athlon II X3 420e.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
A8-4500M outperforms Athlon II X3 420e by 8% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A8-4500M outperforms Athlon II X3 420e by 8% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.09 | 1.01 |
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 21 September 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-4500M and Athlon II X3 420e.
Be aware that A8-4500M is a notebook processor while Athlon II X3 420e is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-4500M and Athlon II X3 420e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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