AMD Opteron X3421 VS AMD A10-9700 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD Opteron X3421 vs AMD A10-9700

Comparison of video cards AMD Opteron X3421 vs AMD A10-9700 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Opteron X3421

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Performance per watt

15 W 65 W

About 4.33 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD A10-9700

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Higher clock speed

3.50 GHz 2.10 GHz

Around 40% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Opteron X3421 AMD A10-9700

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Opteron X3421 and AMD A10-9700 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Opteron X3421 AMD A10-9700
Family	AMD Opteron AMD A
CPU group	AMD Opteron X3000 AMD A10-9700
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Generation	0 7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Opteron X3421 vs AMD A10-9700 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	4 / 4 4 / 4
Core architecture	normal normal
Cores	4x 4x Excavator
Hyperthreading / SMT	No No
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	2.10 GHz 3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.40 GHz 3.80 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Opteron X3421 and AMD A10-9700 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto) AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
GPU frequency	0.80 GHz 1.03 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	8 6
Shader	512 384
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	3 2
Generation	0 6
Direct X	0 12
Technology	0 28 nm
Release date	Q3/2017

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Opteron X3421 and AMD A10-9700. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode / Encode Decode
VP8	No No
VP9	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No Decode
VC-1	No Decode
JPEG	Decode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Opteron X3421 and AMD A10-9700 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	64 GB
Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth	-- 38.4 GB/s
ECC	Yes No
PCIe	3 x 8 3.0 x 8
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Opteron X3421 or AMD A10-9700? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	15 W 65 W
TDP up	35 W --
TDP down	12 W 45 W
Tjunction max.	-- 90 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Opteron X3421 and AMD A10-9700 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Socket	FP4 AM4 (LGA 1331)
L2-Cache	2.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Toronto (Excavator) Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization	AMD-V, AMD-Vt AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
Release date	Q2/2015 Q3/2017
Part Number	OX3421AAY43KA --