AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i7-3930K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and Intel Core i7-3930K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

AMD Athlon X4 950

Intel Core i7-3930K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	27 July 2017 vs November 2011
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3930K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1748 vs 1640
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8209 vs 3591
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 787 vs 514
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4610 vs 1557

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1748 vs 1640
PassMark - CPU mark	8209 vs 3591
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	787 vs 514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4610 vs 1557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3930K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1640

1748

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3591

8209

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

514

787

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1557

4610

Name	AMD Athlon X4 950	Intel Core i7-3930K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640	1748
PassMark - CPU mark	3591	8209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514	787
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557	4610
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		65.02
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.34

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 950	Intel Core i7-3930K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Sandy Bridge E
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$611
OPN PIB	AD950XAGABBOX
OPN Tray	AD950XAGM44AB
Place in performance rating	2087	2102
Price now	$59.99	$397.99
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Value for money (0-100)	26.05	8.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-3930K
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	246 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	67 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Transistor count	1178 million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		66.8°C
VID voltage range		0.600-1.350V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64.23 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response 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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)