AMD Athlon X4 730 vs Intel Core i3-3250

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and Intel Core i3-3250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 730

Intel Core i3-3250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2

Number of cores	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3250

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1837 vs 937
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2442 vs 2278

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1837 vs 937
PassMark - CPU mark	2442 vs 2278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-3250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

937

1837

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

2442

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Core i3-3250
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	1837
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	2442
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		664
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1438
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		41.201
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1444
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1444

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Core i3-3250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	Q2'13
Place in performance rating	2302	2293
Processor Number		i3-3250
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.50 GHz
Die size	246 mm²
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1303 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		65.3°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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
Device ID		0x152
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 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 2500
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)