AMD A9-9430 vs Intel Core i3-4350T

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and Intel Core i3-4350T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A9-9430

Intel Core i3-4350T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 142.793 vs 79.61
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.424 vs 7.511
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 38.08 vs 13.958

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	142.793 vs 79.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.424 vs 7.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	38.08 vs 13.958

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4350T

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.967 vs 7.568
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.789 vs 0.688

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.967 vs 7.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.789 vs 0.688

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9430
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4350T

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.568

13.967

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

142.793

79.61

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.688

0.789

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.424

7.511

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

38.08

13.958

Name	AMD A9-9430	Intel Core i3-4350T
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.568	13.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	142.793	79.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.688	0.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.424	7.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	38.08	13.958
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		1762
PassMark - CPU mark		3142
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6294

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9430	Intel Core i3-4350T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD A9-Series
Place in performance rating	1380	1381
Processor Number	A9-9430	i3-4350T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		Q2'14
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3200 MHz	3.10 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 DMI2
Maximum core temperature		66.4°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 series	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Compatibility
Package Size	micro-BGA	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FT4)	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)