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AMD A6-3420M

AMD A6-3420M

The AMD A6-3420M (Codename Llano) is a quad-core processor for entry level laptops. It is part of the Fusion family of APUs (=Accelerated Processing Units) and features an integrated Radeon HD 6520G graphics card. The processor core is clocked at 1.4 GHz base clock speed and is able to automatically overclock up to 2.4 GHz (TurboCore, depending on temperature and used cores). Compared to the A6-3410MX, the A6-3420M offers a lower base speed but a higher turbo core speed and a lower TDP rating.

The processor core is based on the Husky familiy 12h. Compared to the older Phenom II mobile processors, the Husky core is very similar but features an additional hardware divider. However, the performance per clock should be similar to the old Turion II, Athlon II, Phenom II mobile processors (as the Llano APU they did not feature a Level 3 cache).

The performance of the processor part depends on the used cores. Due to Turbo Core, a single core can be clocked up to 2.3 GHz leading to a performance of a AMD Turion II P540 (2.4 GHz 2MB L2 Cache). Using all four cores, the performance is in the range of the Phenom II X4 P920 (1.6 GHz 2MB L2 Cache). Therefore, on average a Penryn based Pentium T4500 should be comparable.

The Llano APUs feature an integrated DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a maximum of 400 cores. The AMD Radeon HD 6520G called version in the A6-Series however offers only 320 cores at 400MHz. It has no dedicated memory and also is not able to use the integrated cache (in difference to the Intel HD 3000). Furthermore the APU also features an integrated UVD3 video processor to fully decode most used HD videos (like H.264, VC-1, MPEG4).

The A6-3420M also features an integrated dual-channel memory controller with support for DDR3(L)-1333 memory and a PCIe 2.0 controller.

The TDP of 35 Watt for the APU (including graphics card and memory controller) makes it best suited for 14 to 15-inch laptops.

Beware: Parts of the information above is still based on rumors and leaks.
Sources: NGOHQ: Leaked Llano PresentationDonanimhaber: Llano Mobile Lineupc't: 12h Architecturetweakers: SuperPiAMD: leakted GPU Benchmarks (removed)pro-clockers: Llano GPU SpecificationsWikipedia: Fusion

SeriesAMD A-Series
CodenameLlano

Series: A-Series Llano

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AMD A6-3400M compare1.4 - 2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A4-3330MX compare2.2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3310MX compare2.1 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3320M compare2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3300M compare1.9 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A4-3305M compare1.9 - 2.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock Rate1500 - 2400 MHz
Level 2 Cache4 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)35 Watt
Transistor Count1000 Million
Manufacturing Technology32 nm
Die Size218 mm2
Features3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller
GPUAMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date06/15/2011

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1.93     avg: 1.9     median: 2 (3%)     max: 1.96 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 1606     avg: 1658     median: 1673 (10%)     max: 1695 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 6952     avg: 6970     median: 6964 (5%)     max: 6995 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 2098     avg: 2150     median: 2152 (3%)     max: 2199 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 706     avg: 741     median: 740.5 (9%)     max: 775 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 22.22     avg: 23.6     median: 23.6 (5%)     max: 25.05 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2286     avg: 2305     median: 2305 (5%)     max: 2323 Points
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 1662     avg: 2217     median: 2217 (10%)     max: 2772 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
11130 MIPS (5%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
9250 MFLOPS (7%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 5159     avg: 5260     median: 5231 (5%)     max: 5419 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2284     avg: 2373     median: 2346.5 (6%)     max: 2514 Points
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Reviews for the AMD A6-3420M processor

 

Review Toshiba Satellite L755D-14U Notebook

Affordable all-rounder or classic blowhard? 4 processor cores, two graphics chips, 8 GB of RAM and a 640 GB hard disk memory - sounds like a lot of power at a l...
AMD A6-3420M | AMD Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics | 15.60" | 2.5 kg
 

Review Samsung Series 3 305E7A-S03DE Notebook

With the power of two cores. An AMD quad core and a second graphics card in a crossfire configuration are to boost the performance of Samsung's multimedia entry...
AMD A6-3420M | AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 | 17.30" | 2.7 kg
 

Review HP Pavilion g7-1353eg Notebook

For smart savers. HP designs the Pavilion g7-1353eg according to the motto "plenty of hardware for a small price". The inexpensive multimedia notebook, price-ta...
AMD A6-3420M | AMD Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics | 17.30" | 2.8 kg

Samsung 305E5A-A07US: AMD Radeon HD 6520G, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Samsung 305E5A-A07US

Toshiba Satellite L750D-1D3: AMD Radeon HD 6520G, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L750D-1D3

Asus A53Z-NS61: AMD Radeon HD 6520G, 11.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Asus A53Z-NS61

Asus K53TK-SX117: AMD Radeon HD 7670M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Asus K53TK-SX117

Samsung 305E7A-S03DE: AMD Radeon HD 6540G2, 17.30", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Samsung 305E7A-S03DE

Toshiba Satellite L755D-14U: AMD Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L755D-14U

HP Pavilion g7-1353eg: AMD Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics, 17.30", 2.8 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion g7-1353eg

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