A4-1250 vs i3-4030Y

Core i3-4000M Core i3-4005U Core i3-4010U Core i3-4030U Core i5-4200M Core i5-4200U Core i5-4210M Core i5-4210U Core i5-4300U Core i7-4510U Core i7-4700MQ Core i7-4720HQ
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A4-1200 A4-1250 A4-1350 A4-3300M A4-3305M A4-4300M A4-5000 A4-6210 A4-7210 A4-9120 A4-9120C A4-9125 SoC

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i3-4030Y i3-4030Y
A4-1250 A4-1250

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2428not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD A-Series
Power efficiency8.56no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Temash (2013)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250 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
SocketFCBGA1168FT3
Power consumption (TDP)11.5 Watt8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response+no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare		Intel HD Graphics 4200AMD Radeon HD 8210
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2561x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

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.

i3-4030Y 1654
+307%
A4-1250 406

Pros & cons summary

Recency 14 April 2014 23 May 2013
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 11 Watt 8 Watt

i3-4030Y has an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

A4-1250, on the other hand, has 37.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250. We've got no test results to judge.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-4030Y and A4-1250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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