AMD GX-420GI vs AMD Phenom II X4 B95

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AMD GX-420GI CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
AMD GX-420GI AMD Phenom II X4 B95

CPU comparison

AMD GX-420GI or AMD Phenom II X4 B95 - 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 GX-420GI has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-420GI was released in Q2/2016.

The AMD Phenom II X4 B95 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 B95 was released in Q3/2009.
AMD G (38) Family AMD Phenom II (52)
AMD G-Series 2nd Gen (11) CPU group AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23)
2 Generation 4
Temash (Jaguar+) Architecture Deneb (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD GX-420GI is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.20 GHz). The AMD Phenom II X4 B95 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz.

AMD GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 B95
-- 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 R7E GPU no iGPU
0.20 GHz GPU frequency --
0.63 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 R7E GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD GX-420GI supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 B95 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 B95
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
16 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
15.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
4.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD GX-420GI has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Phenom II X4 B95 is 95 W.

AMD GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 B95
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD GX-420GI has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Phenom II X4 B95 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

AMD GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 B95
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
FP4 Socket AM3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q3/2009
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD GX-420GI (97%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD GX-420GI (56%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 (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 GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
358 (97%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
370 (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 GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
842 (69%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1221 (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 GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1571 (42%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3738 (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 GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
408 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
808 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
AMD Radeon R7E @ 0.63 GHz
481 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
@ 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 GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
79 (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 GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
304 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD GX-420GI AMD Phenom II X4 B95
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