A6-3430MX: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 0.94% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
AMD started A6-3430MX sales 20 December 2011. This is a Llano architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2400 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket FS1 processor with a TDP of 45 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
A6-3430MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 2392 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | AMD A-Series | |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) | |
| Current price | $15.29 | of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 786432 (EPYC 7773X) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | of 92000 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3430MX compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FS1 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by A6-3430MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A6-3430MX's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into A6-3430MX.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6520G |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A6-3430MX. Overall benchmark performance 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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to A6-3430MX is Core i3-4020Y, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 7 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
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