Turion II P560 vs A4-3420

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Aggregate performance score

A4-3420
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.69
+21.1%

A4-3420 outperforms Turion II P560 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-3420 and Turion II P560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27192809
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Turion II
Power efficiency0.972.08
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)19 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-3420 and Turion II P560 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)265 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-3420 and Turion II P560 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM1S1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3420 and Turion II P560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3420 and Turion II P560 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3420 and Turion II P560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6410Dno data

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.

A4-3420 0.69
+21.1%
Turion II P560 0.57

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.

A4-3420 1054
+20%
Turion II P560 878

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-3420 299
Turion II P560 324
+8.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-3420 531
Turion II P560 573
+7.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 0.57
Recency 20 December 2011 19 October 2010
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

A4-3420 has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Turion II P560, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

The A4-3420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P560 in performance tests.

Note that A4-3420 is a desktop processor while Turion II P560 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-3420 and Turion II P560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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