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AMD A4-3420 vs Intel Celeron 2955U

AMD

AMD A4-3420

AMD Socket FM1 2800 MHz 2 cores Dec 2011 DESKTOP
AMD A4-3420
Intel

Intel Celeron 2955U

Intel Socket G2 (988B) 1400 MHz 2 cores Sep 2013 MOBILE
Intel Celeron 2955U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A4-3420115%
  • Intel Celeron 2955U100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A4-3420112%
  • Intel Celeron 2955U100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A4-3420119%
  • Intel Celeron 2955U100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3420

  • 12% higher single threaded performance.
  • 19% higher multi threaded performance.
  • Around 15% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2955U

  • 50 watts lower power draw.
  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
AMD A4-3420
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the AMD A4-3420

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner
Productivity

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Features

AMD A4-3420Intel Celeron 2955U
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
EIST
64-bit
XD bit
VT-x
Smart Cache

Architecture

AMD A4-3420Intel Celeron 2955U
ArchitectureAMD LLanoIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopMobile
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameLlanoHaswell
Release DateDec 2011Sep 2013

Cores

AMD A4-3420Intel Celeron 2955U
Cores22
Threads22
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 6410DIntel HD

Cache

AMD A4-3420Intel Celeron 2955U
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB2048 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A4-3420Intel Celeron 2955U
SocketAMD Socket FM1Intel Socket G2 (988B)
Max Case Tempunknown105°C
PackageuPGAFC-PGA12F
Die Size228mm²118mm²
Process32 nm22 nm

Performance

AMD A4-3420Intel Celeron 2955U
Cpu Frequency2800 MHz1400 MHz
Turbo Clocknonenone
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.4125 Vunknown
TDP65 W15 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A4-34202800 points
  • Intel Celeron 2955U1568 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A4-34205600 points
  • Intel Celeron 2955U3136 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A4-34202518
  • Intel Celeron 2955U2110

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A4-34201538
  • Intel Celeron 2955U1398

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A4-34202923
  • Intel Celeron 2955U2455

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A4-34201419
  • Intel Celeron 2955U1238

points - higher is better

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