A6-3430MX vs Atom E660
Aggregate performance score
A6-3430MX outperforms Atom E660 by a whopping 427% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3560 | 2845 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 5.36 | 1.88 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Tunnel Creek (2010) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 14 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 20 December 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $54 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom E660 and A6-3430MX 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 26 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 47 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom E660 and A6-3430MX 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 | Intel BGA 676 | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom E660 and A6-3430MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom E660 and A6-3430MX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom E660 and A6-3430MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel GMA 600 | AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.15 | 0.79 |
| Recency | 14 September 2010 | 20 December 2011 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 45 Watt |
Atom E660 has 1400% lower power consumption.
A6-3430MX, on the other hand, has a 426.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD A6-3430MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom E660 in performance tests.
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