AMD Opteron X3421 vs AMD A10-9700

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.

• 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

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.

• 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

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.

• 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

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.

• 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

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.

• 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

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.

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

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.

• 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 --