Intel Core i7-4930K vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-4930K and AMD Athlon II X3 400e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, 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 i7-4930K

AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4930K

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
Around 77% higher clock speed: 3.90 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: 1960 vs 908
7.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9399 vs 1320
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4953 vs 3137

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs October 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1960 vs 908
PassMark - CPU mark	9399 vs 1320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4953 vs 3137

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 400e

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1398 vs 811

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1398 vs 811

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-4930K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 400e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1960

908

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9399

1320

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

811

1398

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4953

3137

Name	Intel Core i7-4930K	AMD Athlon II X3 400e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1960	908
PassMark - CPU mark	9399	1320
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	811	1398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4953	3137
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	69.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.329

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-4930K	AMD Athlon II X3 400e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge E	Rana
Launch date	September 2013	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$670	$107
Place in performance rating	1953	1973
Price now	$397.99	$107.43
Processor Number	i7-4930K
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.63	5.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	257 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	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.8
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	3
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	1860 million	300 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600/1866	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
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)