Intel Core i3-4130T vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4130T and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 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, 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 i3-4130T

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4130T

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 53% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	September 2013 vs December 2006
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 999 vs 644
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1610 vs 1438

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	999 vs 644
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1610 vs 1438

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4130T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

644

999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1438

1610

Name	Intel Core i3-4130T	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1624
PassMark - CPU mark	2886
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	644	999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1438	1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.045
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	39.486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.461
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	816
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1534
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2903
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	816
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1534
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2903

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4130T	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2013	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$270
Place in performance rating	2180	2188
Price now	$88.99	$60
Processor Number	i3-4130T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.69	4.76
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4 C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	154 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
Graphics
Device ID	0x41E
Graphics base frequency	200 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	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
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)