A4-6210 vs Pentium G3420

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3420 and A4-6210 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2194	2377
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.33	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Beema (2014)
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$252	no data
Current price	$29 (0.1x MSRP)	$160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3420 and A4-6210 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Die size	177 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3420 and A4-6210 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1150	FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3420 and A4-6210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, Single-Channel DDR3L-1600
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	-
VirusProtect	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G3420 and A4-6210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3420 and A4-6210 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	1
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3420 and A4-6210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1599
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3420 and A4-6210 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3420 and A4-6210 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3420 and A4-6210 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.3	no data
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3420 and A4-6210.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

Pentium G3420 outperforms A4-6210 by 30% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.25	0.96
Recency	1 September 2013	29 April 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	15 Watt

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