AMD A6-3420M vs Intel Celeron J3060

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AMD A6-3420M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron J3060
AMD A6-3420M Intel Celeron J3060

CPU comparison

AMD A6-3420M or Intel Celeron J3060 - 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 A6-3420M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3420M was released in Q4/2011.

The Intel Celeron J3060 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.48 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron J3060 was released in Q1/2016.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A6-3000M (9) CPU group Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10)
1 Generation 8
Llano (K10) Architecture Braswell
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3420M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3420M is 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz) while the Intel Celeron J3060 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron J3060 is at 1.60 GHz (2.48 GHz).
AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Celeron J3060
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.48 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.48 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Celeron J3060
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A6-3420M or Intel Celeron J3060 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 6520G GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.32 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
3 GPU Generation 8
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
5 Compute units 12
320 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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 6520G GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-3420M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Celeron J3060 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Celeron J3060
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-3420M is 35 W, while the Intel Celeron J3060 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Celeron J3060
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD A6-3420M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron J3060 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Celeron J3060
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FS1 Socket BGA 1170
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 107 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3420M (100%)
Intel Celeron J3060 (91%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3420M (100%)
Intel Celeron J3060 (47%)

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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
259 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
235 (91%)

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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
773 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
470 (61%)

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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
AMD Radeon HD 6520G @ 0.40 GHz
256 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.70 GHz
147 (57%)

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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2084 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
680 (33%)

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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
199 (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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
369 (100%)

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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
169 (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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
42 (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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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