i3-1000NG4 vs A6-4455M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-4455M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.50
Core i3-1000NG4
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 9 Watt
2.23
+346%

Core i3-1000NG4 outperforms A6-4455M by a whopping 346% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28911840
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Ice Lake
Power efficiency2.7823.45
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)18 March 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache92 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size246 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4 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
SocketFP2Intel BGA 1044
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4. 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, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4 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 A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelLPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data58.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7500G (327 - 424 MHz)Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno dataYes, at 120Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-4455M and Core i3-1000NG4.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

A6-4455M 0.50
i3-1000NG4 2.23
+346%

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.

A6-4455M 797
i3-1000NG4 3539
+344%

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.

A6-4455M 225
i3-1000NG4 1259
+460%

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.

A6-4455M 307
i3-1000NG4 2280
+643%

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.

A6-4455M 1689
i3-1000NG4 5771
+242%

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.

A6-4455M 2601
i3-1000NG4 9257
+256%

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.

A6-4455M 1359
i3-1000NG4 3151
+132%

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.

A6-4455M 61.8
i3-1000NG4 16.2
+281%

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.

A6-4455M 1
i3-1000NG4 3
+216%

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.

A6-4455M 0.62
i3-1000NG4 1.49
+140%

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.

A6-4455M 865
i3-1000NG4 2468
+185%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 2.23
Integrated graphics card 0.83 4.71
Recency 15 May 2012 18 March 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 9 Watt

i3-1000NG4 has a 346% higher aggregate performance score, 467.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 88.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1000NG4 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4455M in performance tests.


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