i5-8300H vs A6-3430MX

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3430MX
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
0.91
Core i5-8300H
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.69
+415%

Core i5-8300H outperforms A6-3430MX by a whopping 415% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25231269
Place by popularitynot in top-10075
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.919.86
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size228 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H 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)
SocketFS1FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H 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 A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3430MX and Core i5-8300H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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.

A6-3430MX 0.91
i5-8300H 4.69
+415%

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.

A6-3430MX 1448
i5-8300H 7456
+415%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-3430MX 254
i5-8300H 1274
+402%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-3430MX 681
i5-8300H 3749
+451%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 4.69
Integrated graphics card 0.78 3.09
Recency 20 December 2011 2 April 2018
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

i5-8300H has a 415.4% higher aggregate performance score, 296.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-8300H is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3430MX in performance tests.


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