AMD Athlon X4 730 vs Intel Core i7-2600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and Intel Core i7-2600K 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 - 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date 2 Oct 2012 vs 3 January 2011
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1746 vs 937
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5490 vs 2278
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1746 vs 937
PassMark - CPU mark 5490 vs 2278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2600K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
937
1746
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2278
5490
Name AMD Athlon X4 730 Intel Core i7-2600K
PassMark - Single thread mark 937 1746
PassMark - CPU mark 2278 5490
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 811
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3117
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 1845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.524
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 77.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.129
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.018

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 730 Intel Core i7-2600K

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Sandy Bridge
Launch date 2 Oct 2012 3 January 2011
Place in performance rating 2315 2303
Launch price (MSRP) $317
Price now $189.99
Processor Number i7-2600K
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 13.10
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 2.8 GHz 3.40 GHz
Die size 246 mm² 216 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Transistor count 1303 million 995 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache 8192 KB
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM2 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16

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
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

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 0x112
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.35 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 3000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)