AMD A9-9430 vs Intel Core i3-4360T

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and Intel Core i3-4360T 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.

AMD A9-9430

Intel Core i3-4360T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

Around 109275% higher clock speed: 3500 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum frequency	3500 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4360T

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 i3-4360T

Name	AMD A9-9430	Intel Core i3-4360T
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		1873
PassMark - CPU mark		3286

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9430	Intel Core i3-4360T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD A9-Series
Place in performance rating	1380	1387
Processor Number	A9-9430	i3-4360T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		July 2014
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3200 MHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3500 MHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		66.4°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
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
Graphics max 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)