AMD A10-5757M vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e

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AMD A10-5757M CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 420e
AMD A10-5757M AMD Athlon II X3 420e

CPU comparison

AMD A10-5757M or AMD Athlon II X3 420e - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A10-5757M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-5757M was released in Q2/2013.

The AMD Athlon II X3 420e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e was released in Q3/2010.
AMD A (112) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
AMD A10-5000M (3) CPU group AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
3 Generation 1
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Rana
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-5757M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-5757M is 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X3 420e has 3 CPU cores and 3 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X3 420e is at 2.60 GHz.

AMD A10-5757M Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 420e
4 Cores 3
4 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A10-5757M Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 420e
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A10-5757M or AMD Athlon II X3 420e has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 8650G GPU no iGPU
0.53 GHz GPU frequency --
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 8650G GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A10-5757M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD A10-5757M Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 420e
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A10-5757M is 35 W, while the AMD Athlon II X3 420e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A10-5757M Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 420e
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
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-- TDP down --
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Technical details

The AMD A10-5757M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 1.50 MB cache.

AMD A10-5757M Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 420e
32 nm Technology 45 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
FP2 Socket AM3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2010
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-5757M (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 420e (84%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-5757M (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 420e (72%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-5757M AMD A10-5757M
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
374 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz
314 (84%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-5757M AMD A10-5757M
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
917 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz
880 (96%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A10-5757M AMD A10-5757M
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3278 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz
1555 (47%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A10-5757M AMD A10-5757M
AMD Radeon HD 8650G @ 0.72 GHz
553 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-5757M AMD A10-5757M
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
73 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-5757M AMD A10-5757M
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
210 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-5757M AMD Athlon II X3 420e
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