Intel Core i3-4330 vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4330 and AMD Athlon II X3 400e 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4330

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1973 vs 908
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3544 vs 1320
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1973 vs 908
PassMark - CPU mark 3544 vs 1320

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 400e

  • 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
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1398 vs 796
  • Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3137 vs 1733
Specifications (specs)
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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1398 vs 796
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3137 vs 1733

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4330
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 400e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1973
908
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3544
1320
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
796
1398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1733
3137
Name Intel Core i3-4330 AMD Athlon II X3 400e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1973 908
PassMark - CPU mark 3544 1320
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 796 1398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1733 3137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 23.857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.021
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1071
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1834
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3546
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1071
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1834
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3546

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-4330 AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Rana
Launch date September 2013 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $171 $107
Place in performance rating 1952 1973
Price now $179.99 $107.43
Processor Number i3-4330
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 8.33 5.51
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 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 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 66.8°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 2.2 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 0x412
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 4600

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)