A6-3430MX vs Mobile Pentium 4 520
Aggregate performance score
A6-3430MX outperforms Mobile Pentium 4 520 by a whopping 507% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Mobile Pentium 4 520 and A6-3430MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3313 | 2539 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Mobile Pentium 4 | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.16 | 1.90 |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | no data | 20 December 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Pentium 4 520 and A6-3430MX 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Pentium 4 520 and A6-3430MX 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Pentium 4 520 and A6-3430MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Mobile Pentium 4 520 and A6-3430MX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Pentium 4 520 and A6-3430MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.15 | 0.91 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 45 Watt |
A6-3430MX has a 506.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 102.2% lower power consumption.
The A6-3430MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Pentium 4 520 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Pentium 4 520 and A6-3430MX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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