AMD A9-9430 vs Intel Core i3-3250T

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and Intel Core i3-3250T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A9-9430

Intel Core i3-3250T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3250T

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9430
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-3250T

Name	AMD A9-9430	Intel Core i3-3250T
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	142.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	38.08
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4616
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	830
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1522
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4616
PassMark - Single thread mark		1684
PassMark - CPU mark		2650

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9430	Intel Core i3-3250T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD A9-Series
Place in performance rating	1382	1548
Processor Number	A9-9430	i3-3250T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		Q2'13
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3200 MHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3500 MHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		65.0°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 series	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x152
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Package Size	micro-BGA	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FT4)	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		2011A
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)