i3-3229Y vs A6-1450

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Aggregate performance score

A6-1450
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.67
+6.3%
Core i3-3229Y
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.63

A6-1450 outperforms Core i3-3229Y by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-1450 and Core i3-3229Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27452781
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i3
Power efficiency4.234.59
Architecture codenameTemash (2013)Ivy Bridge-Y (2013)
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)8 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

A6-1450 and Core i3-3229Y 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-1450 and Core i3-3229Y 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
SocketFT3FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)8 - 15 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-1450 and Core i3-3229Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A6-1450 and Core i3-3229Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-1450 and Core i3-3229Y 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 A6-1450 and Core i3-3229Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon HD 8250 (300 - 400 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-1450 and Core i3-3229Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

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.

A6-1450 0.67
+6.3%
i3-3229Y 0.63

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.

A6-1450 1072
+6.3%
i3-3229Y 1008

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-1450 151
i3-3229Y 242
+60.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-1450 446
i3-3229Y 546
+22.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A6-1450 1064
i3-3229Y 1870
+75.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A6-1450 2861
i3-3229Y 3740
+30.7%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A6-1450 1439
i3-3229Y 1556
+8.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A6-1450 60
i3-3229Y 41.19
+45.7%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A6-1450 1
i3-3229Y 1
+19.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A6-1450 0.34
i3-3229Y 0.5
+47.1%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A6-1450 0.7
+458%
i3-3229Y 0.1

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A6-1450 785
i3-3229Y 1256
+60%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A6-1450 6
i3-3229Y 8
+31%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A6-1450 29
i3-3229Y 43
+47.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 0.63
Integrated graphics card 0.55 1.18
Recency 23 May 2013 8 January 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 13 Watt

A6-1450 has a 6.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, 100% more physical cores, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

i3-3229Y, on the other hand, has 114.5% faster integrated GPU, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-1450 and Core i3-3229Y.


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