AMD A4-3420 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

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AMD A4-3420 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
AMD A4-3420 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

CPU comparison

AMD A4-3420 or Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 - 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 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 was released in Q2/2013.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
AMD A4-3000 (3) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15)
1 Generation 4
Llano (K10) Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-3420 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz).

AMD A4-3420 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 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 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
-- 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 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A4-3420 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

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 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 is 80 W.

AMD A4-3420 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-3420 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

AMD A4-3420 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FM1 Socket LGA 1150
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price 250 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 (34%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1028 (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 (16%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3864 (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 (25%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
7088 (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%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1247 (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%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4122 (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%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1969 (100%)

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 A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
151 (100%)

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 A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
731 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-3420 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
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