AMD FX-4130 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4130 and Intel Pentium E5300 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, 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 Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4130

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1339 vs 1014
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2696 vs 902
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 470 vs 316
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1261 vs 554

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2013 vs November 2008
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1339 vs 1014
PassMark - CPU mark	2696 vs 902
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1261 vs 554

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 70°C
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 70°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4130
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1339

1014

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2696

902

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

470

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1261

554

Name	AMD FX-4130	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1339	1014
PassMark - CPU mark	2696	902
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1261	554
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 Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Wolfdale
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	January 2013	November 2008
OPN PIB	FD4130FRGUBOX
OPN Tray	FD4130FRW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2733	2727
Price now	$75.99	$15.40
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	16.16	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$64
Processor Number		E5300
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	315 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)