A6-3420M vs A8-7410

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7410
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.73
+114%
A6-3420M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.81

A8-7410 outperforms A6-3420M by a whopping 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7410 and A6-3420M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20452606
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-Series
Power efficiency6.542.19
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date7 May 2015 (9 years ago)20 December 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7410 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors930 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-7410 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FS1
Power consumption (TDP)12 - 25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7410 and A6-3420M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT, AMD-V3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7410 and A6-3420M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7410 and A6-3420M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1866DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7410 and A6-3420M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7410 and A6-3420M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7410 and A6-3420M.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

A8-7410 1.73
+114%
A6-3420M 0.81

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.

A8-7410 2741
+112%
A6-3420M 1293

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-7410 241
+0.8%
A6-3420M 239

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-7410 627
+0.3%
A6-3420M 625

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-7410 1917
+14.6%
A6-3420M 1673

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-7410 4665
A6-3420M 5399
+15.7%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-7410 2936
+27.4%
A6-3420M 2305

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-7410 27
A6-3420M 23.64
+14.2%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-7410 2
A6-3420M 2
+4.3%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A8-7410 1
+265%
A6-3420M 0.3

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A8-7410 1292
A6-3420M 1432
+10.8%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A8-7410 10
A6-3420M 11
+16.3%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A8-7410 46
A6-3420M 60
+31.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 0.81
Recency 7 May 2015 20 December 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 35 Watt

A8-7410 has a 113.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-7410 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3420M in performance tests.


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