GX-420GI vs A8-6410

Primary details

Comparing A8-6410 and GX-420GI processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2410	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	7.07	no data
Architecture codename	Beema (2014)	Brown Falcon (2016)
Release date	1 June 2014 (10 years ago)	23 February 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6410 and GX-420GI 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 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	320 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB (per module)
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	930 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-6410 and GX-420GI 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	FT3b	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and GX-420GI. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and GX-420GI are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6410 and GX-420GI. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1866	DDR4
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Radeon R7E 6CU
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and GX-420GI integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6410 and GX-420GI integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and GX-420GI.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency

1 June 2014

23 February 2016

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