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AMD A4-3420 APU

Benchmarks for the AMD A4-3420 APU can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD A4-3420 APU Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


AMD A4-3420 APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM1

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 512 KB

Other names: AMD A4-3420 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 7.84

Overall Rank:
3975th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
3191st fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
1198th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $136.00 USD (2021-06-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1067
Single Thread Rating
1119
%
Samples: 110*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,637
Thread: 925
%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A4-3420 APU

Integer Math3,105 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,359 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,950 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption272.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression22,522 KBytes/Sec
Physics110 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions549 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,119 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A4-3420 APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,662
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,018
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,483
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,649
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,067
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
 186.44
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 152.50
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.19
Intel Core i9-13900K
 128.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.23
AMD A4-3420 APU
 7.84
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,139
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,119
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A4-3420 APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2301133 - Dec 26 2024
1270
BL1796534 - Apr 16 2023
1161
BL1796524 - Apr 16 2023
574
BL1675146 - Nov 20 2022
909
BL1552070 - Apr 18 2022
1028
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A4-3420 APU
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,067
Intel Celeron G550 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,255 (+17.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,293 (+21.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,152 (+8.0%)
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,173 (+10.0%)
Intel Pentium E5800 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,182 (+10.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,144 (+7.2%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,089 (+2.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 909 (-14.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 875 (-18.0%)
AMD A4-4020 APU vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,269 (+19.0%)
Intel Pentium G640T @ 2.40GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,139 (+6.8%)
Intel Pentium G630T @ 2.30GHz vs AMD A4-3420 APU
 1,032 (-3.2%)

Is the AMD A4-3420 APU Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,493
AMD A4-3420 APU
 259