AMD A8-5545M vs AMD A6-3430MX

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5545M and AMD A6-3430MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A8-5545M

AMD A6-3430MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5545M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 832 vs 822
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1567 vs 1448

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 8 December 2011
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	832 vs 822
PassMark - CPU mark	1567 vs 1448

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3430MX

4.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1344 vs 286
4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3557 vs 778

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1344 vs 286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3557 vs 778

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5545M
CPU 2: AMD A6-3430MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

822

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1567

1448

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

286

1344

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

778

3557

Name	AMD A8-5545M	AMD A6-3430MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	832	822
PassMark - CPU mark	1567	1448
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	286	1344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	778	3557
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.22
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1833
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1833
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2521
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2521

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-5545M	AMD A6-3430MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Llano
Launch date	23 May 2013	8 December 2011
Place in performance rating	2036	2021
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	218 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1000 Million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP2	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	45 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)