AMD A4-3420 APU

Benchmarks for the AMD A4-3420 APU can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD A4-3420 APU Good for Gaming?

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AMD A4-3420 APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM1

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 512 KB

Other names: AMD A4-3420 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 7.75

Overall Rank:
3749th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2991st fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
1151st fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $136.00 USD (2021-06-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1054

Single Thread Rating

1113

²
Samples: 109*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,637
Thread: 925

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A4-3420 APU

Integer Math	3,078 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,343 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,937 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	267.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	22,279 KBytes/Sec
Physics	109 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	540 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,113 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A4-3420 APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of November 2024

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2024.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD A4-3420 APU		1,054

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
AMD A4-3420 APU		7.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD A4-3420 APU		1,113

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A4-3420 APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1796534 - Apr 16 2023		1161
BL1796524 - Apr 16 2023		574
BL1675146 - Nov 20 2022		909
BL1552070 - Apr 18 2022		1028
BL1520884 - Feb 22 2022		854

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A4-3420 APU
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A4-3420 APU		1,054
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU		942 (-10.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU		1,150 (+9.2%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs AMD A4-3420 APU		1,086 (+3.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs AMD A4-3420 APU		903 (-14.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU		872 (-17.2%)
AMD A4-4020 APU vs AMD A4-3420 APU		1,268 (+20.4%)
Intel Pentium G640T @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU		1,139 (+8.1%)
Intel Pentium G630T @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU		1,090 (+3.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD A4-3420 APU		1,301 (+23.4%)
Intel Celeron G550 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU		1,259 (+19.5%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs AMD A4-3420 APU		1,216 (+15.4%)
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU		1,182 (+12.2%)

Is the AMD A4-3420 APU Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
AMD A4-3420 APU		257

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