Intel Core i3-4130 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4130 and AMD Athlon II X2 250e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Core i3-4130

AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4130

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1884 vs 1201
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3318 vs 1155

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1884 vs 1201
PassMark - CPU mark	3318 vs 1155

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250e

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 54 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 54 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4130
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1884

1201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3318

1155

Name	Intel Core i3-4130	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1884	1201
PassMark - CPU mark	3318	1155
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	33.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.802
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	820
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2010
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3185
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	820
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2010
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3185

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4130	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Regor
Launch date	September 2013	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$120	$77
Place in performance rating	2095	2081
Price now	$139.99	$76.73
Processor Number	i3-4130
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.09	7.49
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	410 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x41E
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)