AMD A4-3420 vs AMD EPYC 7452

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AMD A4-3420 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7452
AMD A4-3420 AMD EPYC 7452

CPU comparison

AMD A4-3420 or AMD EPYC 7452 - 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 A4-3420 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3420 was released in Q4/2011.

The AMD EPYC 7452 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.35 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7452 was released in Q3/2019.
AMD A (112) Family AMD EPYC (129)
AMD A4-3000 (3) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
1 Generation 2
Llano (K10) Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD EPYC 7453

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-3420 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The AMD EPYC 7452 has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.35 GHz (3.35 GHz).

AMD A4-3420 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
2 Cores 32
2 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.35 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.35 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.65 GHz

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 A4-3420 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 6410D GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
160 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 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 6410D 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 A4-3420 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7452 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

AMD A4-3420 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 128.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A4-3420 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7452 is 155 W.

AMD A4-3420 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-3420 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7452 cache has a total of 128.00 MB.

AMD A4-3420 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
32 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FM1 Socket SP3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price 3250 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-3420 (36%)
AMD EPYC 7452 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-3420 (3%)
AMD EPYC 7452 (100%)

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 A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
348 (36%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
968 (100%)

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 A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
621 (2%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
26314 (100%)

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 A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1768 (4%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
41873 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
1134 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
12845 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
391 (100%)

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 A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
AMD Radeon HD 6410D @ 0.60 GHz
192 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-3420 AMD EPYC 7452
Unknown Unknown

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