Xeon X3430 vs A4-5000

Primary details

Comparing A4-5000 and Xeon X3430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2554	2140
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5000 and Xeon X3430 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-5000 and Xeon X3430 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FT3	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5000 and Xeon X3430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A4-5000 and Xeon X3430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5000 and Xeon X3430 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5000 and Xeon X3430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8330	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5000 and Xeon X3430 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5000 and Xeon X3430 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5000 and Xeon X3430.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.84	1.49
Recency	23 May 2013	1 July 2009
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

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