AMD FX-4150 vs Intel Core i7-975

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and Intel Core i7-975 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-4150

Intel Core i7-975

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4150

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.073 vs 1.084

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs June 2009
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.073 vs 1.084

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-975

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1499 vs 1465
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3493 vs 3327
6.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 63.217 vs 10.315
Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.376 vs 0.221

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1499 vs 1465
PassMark - CPU mark	3493 vs 3327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	63.217 vs 10.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.376 vs 0.221

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-975

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1499

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3327

3493

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.073

1.084

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.315

63.217

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.221

0.376

Name	AMD FX-4150	Intel Core i7-975
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1499
PassMark - CPU mark	3327	3493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.073	1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.315	63.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.221	0.376
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		606
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2380
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.858
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.196

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4150	Intel Core i7-975
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Bloomfield
Launch date	October 2012	June 2009
Place in performance rating	2580	2589
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$476
Price now		$179.99
Processor Number		i7-975
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.04
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1200 million	731 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		3.33 GHz
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB)		1333 MHz
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		8
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
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 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)