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    AMD FX-4300 vs Intel Core i3-2130

    AMD FX-4300
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    3800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2012
    AMD FX-4300
    Intel Core i3-2130
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2011
    Intel Core i3-2130

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-4300
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      108%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-4300
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      121%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-4300
      104%
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-4300

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2130

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 21% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-4300.
    Around 8% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i3-2130

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2130

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD FX-4300Intel Core i3-2130
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AMD64
    AMD-V
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    Turbo Core
    HT3.1

    Architecture

    AMD FX-4300Intel Core i3-2130
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameVisheravsSandy Bridge
    Release DateOct 2012vsSep 2011

    Cores

    AMD FX-4300Intel Core i3-2130
    Cores4vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    AMD FX-4300Intel Core i3-2130
    L1 Cache192 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache4096 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-4300Intel Core i3-2130
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Size315mm²vs131mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-4300Intel Core i3-2130
    Cpu Frequency3800 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock4000 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.425 Vvsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-4300
      2440 points
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      3400 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-4300
      7603 points
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      8160 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-4300
      5412
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      5178

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-4300
      2278
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      2592

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-4300
      6211
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      5634

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-4300
      1941
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      2380

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD FX-4300 (simulated)
      90.91
    • Intel Core i3-2130 (simulated)
      115.42

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD FX-4300 (simulated)
      302.15
    • Intel Core i3-2130 (simulated)
      307

    points - higher is better

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