Intel Core i3-4340 vs AMD Athlon II X4 615e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4340 and AMD Athlon II X4 615e 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.

Intel Core i3-4340

AMD Athlon II X4 615e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4340

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1979 vs 1037
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3460 vs 2000

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	3460 vs 2000

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 615e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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: 1539 vs 874
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4427 vs 1891

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 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	1539 vs 874
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4427 vs 1891

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4340
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 615e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1979

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3460

2000

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

874

1539

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1891

4427

Name	Intel Core i3-4340	AMD Athlon II X4 615e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	3460	2000
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	874	1539
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1891	4427

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4340	AMD Athlon II X4 615e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Propus
Launch date	September 2013	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$210	$59
Place in performance rating	1716	1739
Price now	$168.99	$59
Processor Number	i3-4340
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.13	14.48
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 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	3.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
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)