Athlon 3000G vs i5-430UM
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1641 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.27 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | AMD Athlon |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 20 June 2010 (14 years ago) | 7 November 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $49 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 9 | 35 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 209.78 mm2? |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 4940 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA1288 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 64 GB? |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 12.799 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 June 2010 | 7 November 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 35 Watt |
i5-430UM has 94.4% lower power consumption.
Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Core i5-430UM is a notebook processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-430UM and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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