A100 vs A6-3430MX
Primary details
Comparing A6-3430MX and A100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2539 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.91 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Stealey (2007) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (13 years ago) | June 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-3430MX and A100 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 0.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3430MX and A100 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 | FS1 | Intel BGA 437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3430MX and A100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3430MX and A100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3430MX and A100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 3 Watt |
A6-3430MX has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
A100, on the other hand, has 1400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A6-3430MX and A100. We've got no test results to judge.
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