AMD FX-4130 vs Intel Atom Z2480

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4130 and Intel Atom Z2480 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-4130

Intel Atom Z2480

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4130

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 95% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
3x 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

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z2480

Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 70°C
41.7x lower typical power consumption: 3 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 70°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4130
CPU 2: Intel Atom Z2480

Name	AMD FX-4130	Intel Atom Z2480
PassMark - Single thread mark	1339
PassMark - CPU mark	2696
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.229
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.644

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4130	Intel Atom Z2480
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Penwell
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	January 2013	January 2013
OPN PIB	FD4130FRGUBOX
OPN Tray	FD4130FRW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2733	not rated
Price now	$75.99
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series
Value for money (0-100)	16.16
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Processor Number		Z2480
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm	65 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	90 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4	2
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	140 million
Unlocked
VID voltage range		0.3V - 1.2V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR2 800
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size		2 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	Intel BGA 617
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	3 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		12mm x 12mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Number of USB ports		1
UART
USB revision		2.0 OTG
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Processor graphics		Integrated
Graphics interfaces
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)