AMD A6-3420M vs Intel Core i5-3230M
Summary
AMD A6-3420M
100%
Intel Core i5-3230M
198%
Relative performance
AMD A6-3420M
100%
Intel Core i5-3230M
207%
Relative performance
AMD A6-3420M
100%
Intel Core i5-3230M
193%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD A6-3420M |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3230M |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 107% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 93% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 98% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3230M
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3230M
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD A6-3420M | | Intel Core i5-3230M | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| Power Now! | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
Architecture
| AMD A6-3420M | | Intel Core i5-3230M | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD LLano | vs | Intel_IvyBridge |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Llano | vs | Ivy Bridge |
| Release Date | Dec 2011 | vs | Jan 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A6-3420M | | Intel Core i5-3230M | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 6520G | vs | Intel HD 4000 |
Cache
| AMD A6-3420M | | Intel Core i5-3230M | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A6-3420M | | Intel Core i5-3230M | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FS1 | vs | Intel BGA1023 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-BGA12F |
| Die Size | 228mm² | vs | 118mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A6-3420M | | Intel Core i5-3230M | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1500 MHz | vs | 2600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 2400 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.4125 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | vs | 35 W |
AMD A6-3420M
2400 points
Intel Core i5-3230M
3296 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
6000 points
Intel Core i5-3230M
5356 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
3014
Intel Core i5-3230M
5031
points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
997
Intel Core i5-3230M
2680
points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
2988
Intel Core i5-3230M
5515
points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
948
Intel Core i5-3230M
2407
points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
2305
Intel Core i5-3230M
3760
points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
1673
Intel Core i5-3230M
4268
points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
5399
Intel Core i5-3230M
9159
points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
1.95
Intel Core i5-3230M
2.97
points - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
31.04
Intel Core i5-3230M
12
seconds - lower is better
AMD A6-3420M
23.63
Intel Core i5-3230M
17.83
seconds - lower is better
AMD A6-3420M
1432
Intel Core i5-3230M
3219
MB/s - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
59.68
Intel Core i5-3230M
59.96
FPS - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
11.27
Intel Core i5-3230M
11.45
FPS - higher is better
AMD A6-3420M
0.26
Intel Core i5-3230M
1.5
GB/s
AMD A6-3420M
0.18
Intel Core i5-3230M
0.26
GB/s
AMD A6-3420M
0.12
Intel Core i5-3230M
0.15
GB/s