AMD Athlon II X4 651 vs Intel Core i3-2130

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 651 and Intel Core i3-2130 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/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).

AMD Athlon II X4 651

Intel Core i3-2130

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 651

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2443 vs 2061
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1335 vs 1276
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.042 vs 2.243
Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.69 vs 2.425

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs September 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2443 vs 2061
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1335 vs 1276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.042 vs 2.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.69 vs 2.425

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2130

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1570 vs 1271
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 578 vs 396

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570 vs 1271
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	578 vs 396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 651
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2130

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1271

1570

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2443

2061

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

578

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1335

1276

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.042

2.243

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.69

2.425

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 651	Intel Core i3-2130
PassMark - Single thread mark	1271	1570
PassMark - CPU mark	2443	2061
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	396	578
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1335	1276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.042	2.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.69	2.425
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		37.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.041

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 651	Intel Core i3-2130
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	November 2011	September 2011
Place in performance rating	2736	2749
Price now	$178.04	$69.99
Value for money (0-100)	5.93	17.09
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$123
Processor Number		i3-2130
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	504 million
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		73 °C
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring