AMD A9-9430 vs Intel Pentium G3450

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9430 and Intel Pentium G3450 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9430

  • Around 102841% higher clock speed: 3500 MHz vs 3.4 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
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 53 Watt
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.424 vs 6.011
  • 5.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 38.08 vs 6.856
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3500 MHz vs 3.4 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 53 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.424 vs 6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 38.08 vs 6.856

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3450

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.233 vs 7.568
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 155.633 vs 142.793
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.233 vs 7.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 155.633 vs 142.793

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9430
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3450

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.568
8.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
142.793
155.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
15.424
6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
38.08
6.856
Name AMD A9-9430 Intel Pentium G3450
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.568 8.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 142.793 155.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.424 6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 38.08 6.856
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 1897
PassMark - CPU mark 2178
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5503

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A9-9430 Intel Pentium G3450

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Haswell
Family AMD A9-Series
Place in performance rating 1383 1379
Processor Number A9-9430 G3450
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date May 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $175
Price now $99.99
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.91

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3200 MHz 3.40 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 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 72°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
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Compatibility

Package Size micro-BGA 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported BGA (FT4) FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

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 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 1920x1080@60Hz
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)