i3-330E vs A6-3420M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3420M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.81
+2.5%
Core i3-330E
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.79

A6-3420M outperforms Core i3-330E by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3420M and Core i3-330E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26062624
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.192.14
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$177

Detailed specifications

A6-3420M and Core i3-330E 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz0.03 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size228 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C for rPGA,105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors1,178 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3420M and Core i3-330E 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFS1BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3420M and Core i3-330E. 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
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A6-3420M and Core i3-330E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3420M and Core i3-330E 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 A6-3420M and Core i3-330E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data8.79 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-3420M and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3420M and Core i3-330E.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A6-3420M 0.81
+2.5%
i3-330E 0.79

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.

A6-3420M 1293
+2.6%
i3-330E 1260

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.79
Integrated graphics card 0.78 0.77
Recency 20 December 2011 7 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2

A6-3420M has a 2.5% higher aggregate performance score, 1.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A6-3420M and Core i3-330E.


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