Ryzen 3 4300U vs A6-3400M
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms A6-3400M by a whopping 524% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-3400M and Ryzen 3 4300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2653 | 1274 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 2.03 | 17.72 |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-3400M and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 | 1.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3400M and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 | FS1 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3400M and Ryzen 3 4300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3400M and Ryzen 3 4300U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3400M and Ryzen 3 4300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 68.27 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6520G | AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3400M and Ryzen 3 4300U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.75 | 4.68 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.78 | 4.64 |
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 6 January 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 3 4300U has a 524% higher aggregate performance score, 494.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 4300U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3400M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-3400M and Ryzen 3 4300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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