i3-12100F vs A6-3430MX

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3430MX
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
0.93
Core i3-12100F
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
9.05
+873%

Core i3-12100F outperforms A6-3430MX by a whopping 873% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3430MX and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2520859
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency1.9214.49
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-3430MX and Core i3-12100F 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size228 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-3430MX and Core i3-12100F 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
SocketFS1FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3430MX and Core i3-12100F. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A6-3430MX and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3430MX and Core i3-12100F 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 A6-3430MX and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6520Gno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3430MX and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

A6-3430MX 0.93
i3-12100F 9.05
+873%

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.

A6-3430MX 1448
i3-12100F 14108
+874%

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.

A6-3430MX 254
i3-12100F 2241
+782%

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.

A6-3430MX 681
i3-12100F 7473
+997%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 9.05
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 58 Watt

A6-3430MX has 28.9% lower power consumption.

i3-12100F, on the other hand, has a 873.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-12100F is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3430MX in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-3430MX is a notebook processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-3430MX and Core i3-12100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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