Intel Core i3-4150 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4150 and AMD Athlon II X2 260u 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 i3-4150

AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4150

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1940 vs 716
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3395 vs 713

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1940 vs 716
PassMark - CPU mark	3395 vs 713

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 54 Watt
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1119 vs 767
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1882 vs 1635

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1119 vs 767
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1882 vs 1635

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4150
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1940

716

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3395

713

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

767

1119

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1635

1882

Name	Intel Core i3-4150	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
PassMark - Single thread mark	1940	716
PassMark - CPU mark	3395	713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	767	1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1635	1882
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	46.419
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.987
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1035
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2510
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1035
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2510

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4150	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Regor
Launch date	Q2'14	October 2009
Place in performance rating	2317	2326
Processor Number	i3-4150
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$83
Price now		$83.44
Value for money (0-100)		3.90
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Maximum frequency		1.8 GHz
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
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
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
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	25 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® 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)