Athlon MP 1200 vs A6-3430MX
Primary details
Comparing A6-3430MX and Athlon MP 1200 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 | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Athlon MP |
| Power efficiency | 1.91 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (13 years ago) | 5 June 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $265 |
Detailed specifications
A6-3430MX and Athlon MP 1200 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 | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 128 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3430MX and Athlon MP 1200 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FS1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 54.7 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3430MX and Athlon MP 1200. 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 Athlon MP 1200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3430MX and Athlon MP 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 December 2011 | 5 June 2001 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 54 Watt |
A6-3430MX has an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 462.5% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A6-3430MX and Athlon MP 1200. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A6-3430MX is a notebook processor while Athlon MP 1200 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-3430MX and Athlon MP 1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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