Athlon 3000G vs Athlon II X3 420e

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 420e
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 45 Watt
0.98
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82
+188%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon II X3 420e by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 420e and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24741672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.095.27
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency2.067.63
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)21 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$116$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 3000G has 5756% better value for money than Athlon II X3 420e.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 420e and Athlon 3000G 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads34
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size169 mm2209.78 mm2?
Number of transistors300 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 420e and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB?
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data6

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.

Athlon II X3 420e 0.98
Athlon 3000G 2.82
+188%

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.

Athlon II X3 420e 1557
Athlon 3000G 4484
+188%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 2.82
Recency 21 September 2010 21 November 2019
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II X3 420e has 50% more physical cores.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has a 187.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 420e in performance tests.


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