AMD RX-421BD vs Intel Core i3-4100M

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-421BD and Intel Core i3-4100M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD RX-421BD

Intel Core i3-4100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-421BD

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 135900% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 2.5 GHz
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 37 Watt
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 7025 vs 3389
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 7025 vs 3389

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 October 2015 vs 4 June 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3400 MHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	320 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	7025 vs 3389
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	7025 vs 3389

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4100M

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-421BD
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4100M

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7025

3389

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7025

3389

Name	AMD RX-421BD	Intel Core i3-4100M
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.608
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	8
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	7025	3389
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	8
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	7025	3389
PassMark - Single thread mark		1403
PassMark - CPU mark		2532
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		535
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1152

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-421BD	Intel Core i3-4100M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merlin Falcon	Haswell
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	21 October 2015	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	1721	1726
Processor Number	RX-421BD	i3-4100M
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$218.57
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2100 MHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	1073 mm2	130 mm
L1 cache	320 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3400 MHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	800 MHz	400 MHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 series	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x416
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.4	4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FP4)	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
UART
USB revision	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)