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).

Intel Core i3-4330

AMD Athlon II X3 400e

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)