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| Intel Core i3 3240 vs AMD FX 4350 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3240
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3240
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 65.3 °C |
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Released April, 2013
AMD FX 4350
- 4.2 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 4350
![]() | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | ![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 4.2 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.93 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 101.56W | 2.3x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 65.3 °C | vs | 61.1 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 109.5 $/year | 2.3x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 30.11 $/year | 2.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Much higher clock speed | 4.2 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | Around 25% higher clock speed | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.93 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.18 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Apr, 2013 | vs | Sep, 2012 | Release date 7 months later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3240 vs FX 4350
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
5,507
FX 4350
6,444
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
2,516
FX 4350
2,207
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
177,600 MB/s
FX 4350
2,430,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
5,519
FX 4350
6,124
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
5,821
FX 4350
6,828
GeekBench
Core i3 3240
6,895
FX 4350
6,828
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3240
4,309
FX 4350
5,302
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3240
1,760
FX 4350
1,527
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3240 | vs | FX 4350 |
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Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
AM3+ | |||
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
ABM | |||
BMI1 | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 55W | 125W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.67 pt/W | 7.75 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 101.56W |
details | Core i3 3240 | vs | FX 4350 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 34 | 21 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 61.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.93 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | 5.18 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.5 GHz | 4.93 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
Intel Core i3 3240 ![]() | AMD FX 4350 ![]() |
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