A6-5357M vs A6-3420M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3420M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.81
+11%
A6-5357M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.73

A6-3420M outperforms A6-5357M by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3420M and A6-5357M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26062684
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD A-Series
Power efficiency2.191.97
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-3420M and A6-5357M 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size228 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3420M and A6-5357M 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 configuration11
SocketFS1FP2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3420M and A6-5357M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3420M and A6-5357M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3420M and A6-5357M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 8450G (533 - 720 MHz)

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.

A6-3420M 0.81
+11%
A6-5357M 0.73

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.

A6-3420M 1293
+11%
A6-5357M 1165

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.73
Integrated graphics card 0.78 0.88
Recency 20 December 2011 1 June 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2

A6-3420M has a 11% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A6-5357M, on the other hand, has 12.8% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The A6-3420M is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-5357M in performance tests.


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