AMD Phenom X4 B99 vs Intel Core i3-2102

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 B99 and Intel Core i3-2102 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 B99

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2536 vs 2029
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2536 vs 2029

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2102

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1400 vs 1377
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1400 vs 1377

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 B99
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2102

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1377
1400
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2536
2029
Name AMD Phenom X4 B99 Intel Core i3-2102
PassMark - Single thread mark 1377 1400
PassMark - CPU mark 2536 2029

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X4 B99 Intel Core i3-2102

Essentials

Family AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HDXB99WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating 1834 1829
Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Sandy Bridge
Launch date June 2011
Price now $58
Processor Number i3-2102
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 18.97

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 3.10 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz
Transistor count 504 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Device ID 0x102
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 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 2000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)