i3-2340UE vs A6-5200
Aggregate performance score
A6-5200 outperforms Core i3-2340UE by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2422 | 2778 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 3.97 | 3.40 |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 June 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $250 |
Detailed specifications
A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 13 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 624 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT3 | Intel BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 8400 | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Number of pipelines | 128 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
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.
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
| Performance score | 1.05 | 0.61 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.69 | 0.66 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 1 June 2011 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 17 Watt |
A6-5200 has a 72.1% higher aggregate performance score, 4.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
i3-2340UE, on the other hand, has 47.1% lower power consumption.
The A6-5200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2340UE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-5200 and Core i3-2340UE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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