i5-430UM vs A4-3305M

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Aggregate performance score

A4-3305M
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.47
+20.5%
Core i5-430UM
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 18 Watt
0.39

A4-3305M outperforms Core i5-430UM by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-3305M and Core i5-430UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29213014
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.272.05
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)20 June 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-3305M and Core i5-430UM 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.9 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data9
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size228 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-3305M and Core i5-430UM 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)
SocketFS1BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3305M and Core i5-430UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480GIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A4-3305M and Core i5-430UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3305M and Core i5-430UM are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3305M and Core i5-430UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6480G (593 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-3305M and Core i5-430UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-3305M and Core i5-430UM.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A4-3305M 0.47
+20.5%
i5-430UM 0.39

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.

A4-3305M 751
+19.8%
i5-430UM 627

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.47 0.39
Integrated graphics card 0.66 0.77
Recency 14 June 2011 20 June 2010
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

A4-3305M has a 20.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

i5-430UM, on the other hand, has 16.7% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The A4-3305M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-430UM in performance tests.


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