Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition vs A10 Pro-7350B
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition outperforms A10 Pro-7350B by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2331 | 1836 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Kaveri | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.03 | 1.67 |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Deneb (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 June 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 258 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP3 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 384 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.21 | 2.20 |
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 1 June 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 125 Watt |
A10 Pro-7350B has an age advantage of 5 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 557.9% lower power consumption.
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition, on the other hand, has a 81.8% higher aggregate performance score.
The Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the A10 Pro-7350B in performance tests.
Be aware that A10 Pro-7350B is a notebook processor while Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10 Pro-7350B and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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