Core 2 Solo SU3300 vs A6-3420M

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Primary details

Comparing A6-3420M and Core 2 Solo SU3300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2583not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core 2 Solo
Power efficiency2.21no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)20 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$262

Detailed specifications

A6-3420M and Core 2 Solo SU3300 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3420M and Core 2 Solo SU3300 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
SocketFS1BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt5.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3420M and Core 2 Solo SU3300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480Gno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3420M and Core 2 Solo SU3300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3420M and Core 2 Solo SU3300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6520Gno 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.



Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A6-3420M 1673
+34.2%
Core 2 Solo SU3300 1247

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A6-3420M 5399
+333%
Core 2 Solo SU3300 1247

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A6-3420M 2305
+309%
Core 2 Solo SU3300 564

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 December 2011 20 August 2008
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 5 Watt

A6-3420M has an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Solo SU3300, on the other hand, has 600% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A6-3420M and Core 2 Solo SU3300. We've got no test results to judge.


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