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AMD Ryzen AI 5 430

Released Jan 5, 2026Laptop ProcessorCore i7 check: Tier C

The Ryzen AI 5 430 is an entry-level Gorgon Point laptop chip with one Zen 5 and three Zen 5c cores, eight threads and a Radeon 840M with four graphics cores. It adds a 50 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU and 8 MB of L3 cache, with a 28 W default TDP configurable from 15 to 28 W.

Pros

  • 50 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU for on-device AI features
  • Radeon 840M with four graphics cores, double the two-core Radeon 820M in the Ryzen AI 5 330
  • Single-core Geekbench 6 of about 2,580 in review testing
  • Configurable TDP of 15 to 28 W suits thin, efficient laptops
  • Supports LPDDR5X-8000 or DDR5-5600, up to 256 GB

Cons

  • Four cores and eight threads; multi-core Geekbench 6 of about 7,900 in review testing sits well below the six-core Ryzen AI 5 340
  • Only one full Zen 5 core; the three Zen 5c cores top out at 3.4 GHz
  • 8 MB of L3 cache, half that of the Ryzen AI 5 340
51.8Inno Score

Average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

Single-core61.8
Multi-core35.2
Efficiency73.5
iGPU54.5
Platform50.5

Full specifications

Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430

General

Announced
2026
Process
4 nm
Base TDP
28 W
Max TDP
28 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores
4
Performance cores
1
Efficiency cores
3
Threads
8
Base clock
2 GHz
Boost clock
4.5 GHz
L3 cache
8 MB

Integrated GPU

iGPU
AMD Radeon 840M
iGPU clock
2,800 MHz

Memory

Memory support
LPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600
Max memory
256 GB

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (single)
2,582Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
7,940Bottom 19%
Cinebench R23 (single)
1,797Top 49%
Cinebench R23 (multi)
8,130Bottom 17%
PassMark
13,110Bottom 17%
PassMark (single thread)
3,639Bottom 49%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
1,415Bottom 36%

Quick answers

Is the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 good in 2026?

The AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 earns an Inno Score of 51.8/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Ryzen AI 5 430 is an entry-level Gorgon Point laptop chip with one Zen 5 and three Zen 5c cores, eight threads and a Radeon 840M with four graphics cores. It adds a 50 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU and 8 MB of L3 cache, with a 28 W default TDP configurable from 15 to 28 W.

Does the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?

Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 13,110 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier C of our CPU tier checker: older or low-power Core i7, and many recent Core i5 chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.

What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430?

Cores: 4 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 4.5 GHz · Base TDP: 28 W

What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i7-12800H, Intel Core i9-13900HK, Intel Core Ultra 5 332 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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