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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
Summary
The AMD Athlon II X3 420e, built on the Rana architecture, was a remarkable choice for many PCs back then. With its three processing cores, it provided a solid foundation for everyday tasks and enabled decent multitasking performance. We remember well how this processor supported smooth internet browsing, word processing, and media playback.
Efficient power consumption was achieved through the then-advanced 45nm manufacturing process, which was an important aspect for many users. Its 2 MB Level 2 cache helped to process data quickly and improve system responsiveness. Even though it was not a high-end solution, the AMD Athlon II X3 420e provided a reliable and constant working basis.
Support for PCIe 2.0 was standard and allowed the connection of graphics cards with sufficient bandwidth. Overall, it was a reliable processor that provided good service for many years.
Efficient power consumption was achieved through the then-advanced 45nm manufacturing process, which was an important aspect for many users. Its 2 MB Level 2 cache helped to process data quickly and improve system responsiveness. Even though it was not a high-end solution, the AMD Athlon II X3 420e provided a reliable and constant working basis.
Support for PCIe 2.0 was standard and allowed the connection of graphics cards with sufficient bandwidth. Overall, it was a reliable processor that provided good service for many years.
- Three processing cores
- Solid multitasking performance
- Efficient 45nm manufacturing
- Reliable for everyday tasks
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core2 Duo E4500
101 %
2C / 2T · 2.20 GHz
AMD A6-3620
100 %
4C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
AMD Athlon II X3 420e
100 %
3C / 3T · 2.60 GHz
4C / 4T · 2.13 GHz
Intel Pentium E2210
98 %
2C / 2T · 2.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core2 Duo E8600
101 %
2C / 2T · 3.33 GHz
Intel Pentium E6700
100 %
2C / 2T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Athlon II X3 420e
100 %
3C / 3T · 2.60 GHz
2C / 2T · 3.16 GHz
AMD Athlon II X2 265
99 %
2C / 2T · 3.30 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
| CPU group | AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) |
| Architecture | Rana |
| Technology | 45 nm |
| Segment | Desktop |
| Socket | AM3 |
| Generation | 1 |
| Predecessor | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 3 / 3 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal |
| Cores: | 3x |
| Frequency: | 2.60 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | |
| Turbo Frequency (3 Cores): | |
| L2-Cache | 1.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | |
| Overclocking | No |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type | Memory bandwidth |
|---|---|
| DDR3-1333 | 21.3 GB/s |
| Property | Value |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| ECC | ✗ |
| PCIe | 2.0 |
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TDP | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2) | |
| TDP up | |
| TDP down | |
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Chip design | |
| AES-NI | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
| Release date | Q3/2010 |
| Release price | |
| Documents |
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