A6-3420M vs Phenom II X4 N950

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N950
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.56
+92.6%
A6-3420M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.81

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms A6-3420M by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and A6-3420M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21202606
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIAMD A-Series
Power efficiency4.222.19
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)20 December 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N950 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 speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N950 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
SocketS1FS1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and A6-3420M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and A6-3420M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and A6-3420M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)

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.

Phenom II X4 N950 1.56
+92.6%
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.

Phenom II X4 N950 2485
+92.2%
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.

Phenom II X4 N950 275
+15.1%
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.

Phenom II X4 N950 986
+57.8%
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.

Phenom II X4 N950 1816
+8.5%
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.

Phenom II X4 N950 6554
+21.4%
A6-3420M 5399

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.

Phenom II X4 N950 2974
+29%
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.

Phenom II X4 N950 17.8
+32.8%
A6-3420M 23.64

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.56 0.81
Recency 4 October 2010 20 December 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

Phenom II X4 N950 has a 92.6% higher aggregate performance score.

A6-3420M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Phenom II X4 N950 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3420M in performance tests.


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