AMD Athlon X4 730 vs Intel Core i7-3770S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and Intel Core i7-3770S 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 730

Intel Core i7-3770S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	2 Oct 2012 vs April 2012
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3770S

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2039 vs 937
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6178 vs 2278

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2039 vs 937
PassMark - CPU mark	6178 vs 2278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3770S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

937

2039

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

6178

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Core i7-3770S
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	2039
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	6178
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		778
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2887
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		77.271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.339
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1669
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1669

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Core i7-3770S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	April 2012
Place in performance rating	2302	2289
Launch price (MSRP)		$330
Price now		$139.99
Processor Number		i7-3770S
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		18.68
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	246 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	69 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1303 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°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	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
Device ID		0x162
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 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 4000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)