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Intel Core i3-4130 vs AMD Athlon II X4 631. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Core i3-4130
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Q3/2011
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AMD Athlon II X4 631
AMD Athlon II X4 631

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-4130 or AMD Athlon II X4 631? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-4130 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 54 W. Released in Q3/2013.

AMD Athlon II X4 631 has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 4 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q3/2011.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    54 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-4130 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    543 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    648 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    687 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    824 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    946 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    168 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    450 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    498 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    430 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    467 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    255 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    680 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 631 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1102 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    963 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-4130 Intel Core i3-4130
AMD Athlon II X4 631 AMD Athlon II X4 631
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano)
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 4x
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow -
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4400 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow -
  • Shader
    160 left arrow -
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X4 631 and Intel Core i3-4130. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3-1333
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 21.3 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-4130 and AMD Athlon II X4 631 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    54 W left arrow 100 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-4130 and AMD Athlon II X4 631, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Llano
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2011
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow FM1
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-4130 and AMD Athlon II X4 631.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

766.000000
Intel Core i3-4130
363.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 631
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1655.000000
Intel Core i3-4130
1283.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 631

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