AMD A8-4500M vs Intel Core i5-430M

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-4500M and Intel Core i5-430M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A8-4500M

Intel Core i5-430M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4500M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1693 vs 1212
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 850 vs 773
6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.85 vs 0.417
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.141 vs 0.115
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1.772 vs 1.759

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 May 2012 vs 10 January 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1693 vs 1212
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	850 vs 773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.85 vs 0.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.141 vs 0.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.772 vs 1.759

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-430M

Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 981 vs 917
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 348 vs 319
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 22.528 vs 6.601
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.601 vs 0.252

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	981 vs 917
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	348 vs 319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	22.528 vs 6.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.601 vs 0.252

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-4500M
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-430M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

917

981

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1693

1212

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

319

348

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

850

773

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.85

0.417

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.601

22.528

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.141

0.115

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.252

0.601

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.772

1.759

Name	AMD A8-4500M	Intel Core i5-430M
PassMark - Single thread mark	917	981
PassMark - CPU mark	1693	1212
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	319	348
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	850	773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.85	0.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.601	22.528
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.141	0.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.252	0.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.772	1.759
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4413
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4413

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-4500M	Intel Core i5-430M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Arrandale
Launch date	15 May 2012	10 January 2010
Place in performance rating	1994	3151
Series	AMD A-Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$79
Price now		$139.95
Processor Number		i5-430M
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.42
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1303 Million	382 million
Base frequency		2.26 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1r2	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Graphics max frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)