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AMD A4-3420 vs Intel Core i3-3240
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD A4-3420
52 %
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
Intel Core i3-3240
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD A4-3420
42 %
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
Intel Core i3-3240
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
AMD A4-3420
100 %
AMD Radeon HD 6410D
Intel Core i3-3240
53 %
Intel HD Graphics 2500
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD A4-3420 | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD A (112) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | AMD A4-3000 (3) | Intel Core i 3000 (31) |
| Architecture | Llano (K10) | Ivy Bridge S |
| Technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | FM1 | LGA 1155 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
|
AMD A4-3420 | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 2.80 GHz | 3.40 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 1.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
|
Wischen
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AMD A4-3420 | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | AMD Radeon HD 6410D | Intel HD Graphics 2500 |
| GPU frequency | 0.60 GHz | 0.65 - 1.05 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 2 / 160 | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2010 | Q2/2012 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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AMD A4-3420 | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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AMD A4-3420 | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD A4-3420 | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 55 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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AMD A4-3420 | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Unknown | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE3, SSE4a | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date | Q4/2011 | Q3/2012 |
| Release price | 117 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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