Intel Core i3-4350 vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4350 and AMD Athlon II X2 280 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).

Intel Core i3-4350

AMD Athlon II X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4350

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1973 vs 1462
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3548 vs 1355
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3940 vs 1941
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7274 vs 3272

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2014 vs February 2013
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1973 vs 1462
PassMark - CPU mark	3548 vs 1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3940 vs 1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7274 vs 3272

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 280

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4350
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1973

1462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3548

1355

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3940

1941

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7274

3272

Name	Intel Core i3-4350	AMD Athlon II X2 280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1973	1462
PassMark - CPU mark	3548	1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3940	1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7274	3272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.059

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4350	AMD Athlon II X2 280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Regor
Launch date	May 2014	February 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$170	$100
Place in performance rating	1462	1477
Price now	$168.99	$99.99
Processor Number	i3-4350
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.65	6.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	410 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	DDR2, 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	65 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)