Intel Core i5-3350P vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3350P and AMD Athlon II X3 420e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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.

Intel Core i5-3350P

AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3350P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1793 vs 1058
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4280 vs 1557

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs September 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1793 vs 1058
PassMark - CPU mark	4280 vs 1557

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 69 Watt

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 69 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3350P
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 420e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1793

1058

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4280

1557

Name	Intel Core i5-3350P	AMD Athlon II X3 420e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1793	1058
PassMark - CPU mark	4280	1557
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	675
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2230
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-3350P	AMD Athlon II X3 420e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Rana
Launch date	September 2012	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$292	$116
Place in performance rating	2092	2114
Price now	$169.99	$116.15
Processor Number	i5-3350P
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.64	5.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	133 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	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum core temperature	67.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Transistor count		300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32.23 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)