Intel Core i3-4130T vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4130T and AMD Athlon II X3 420e 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 II X3 420e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4130T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1621 vs 1058
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2879 vs 1557

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1621 vs 1058
PassMark - CPU mark	2879 vs 1557

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4130T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 420e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1621

1058

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2879

1557

Name	Intel Core i3-4130T	AMD Athlon II X3 420e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1621	1058
PassMark - CPU mark	2879	1557
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	644
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1438
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 II X3 420e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Rana
Launch date	September 2013	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$270	$116
Place in performance rating	2113	2114
Price now	$88.99	$116.15
Processor Number	i3-4130T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.69	5.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4 C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	300 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	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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 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)