Intel Core i3-7350K vs AMD FX-4300

Intel Core i3-7350K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
4200 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i3-7350K
AMD FX-4300
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-4300

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7350K
    174%
  • AMD FX-4300
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7350K
    196%
  • AMD FX-4300
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7350K
    152%
  • AMD FX-4300
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7350K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 96% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 52% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-4300.
Around 74% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-4300

None

Intel Core i3-7350K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-7350K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-7350K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-7350K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-7350KAMD FX-4300
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Core i3-7350KAMD FX-4300
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsVishera
Release DateFeb 2017vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Core i3-7350KAMD FX-4300
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-7350KAMD FX-4300
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs192 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs4096 KB
L3 Cache4096 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-7350KAMD FX-4300
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp65°Cvsunknown
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-7350KAMD FX-4300
Cpu Frequency4200 MHzvs3800 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.425 V
TDP60 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7350K
    5040 points
  • AMD FX-4300
    2440 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7350K
    12096 points
  • AMD FX-4300
    7603 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7350K
    462
  • AMD FX-4300 (simulated)
    302.15

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7350K
    179
  • AMD FX-4300 (simulated)
    90.91

points - higher is better