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Released July, 2013
Intel Core i3 4130
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
8.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4130
 | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,963 |
| | Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | | Lower typical power consumption 43.88W |
by PCMag (Mar, 2015)AMD's APUs like the AMD A8-7600 take the opposite course, with good 3D performance at the expense of multimedia and everyday productivity.
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Released July, 2014
AMD A8 7600
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
8.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD A8 7600
| | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | More cores 4 | | Higher GPU clock speed 720 MHz |
by PCMag (Jan, 2014)Over time, these GPUs would serve as more than graphics processors— they'd become specialized co-processors capable of taking over a significant chunk of the graphics workload.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4130 vs 7600 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 8.6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 28 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,963 | vs | 1,539 | Around 30% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 43.88W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 720 MHz | vs | 350 MHz | More than 2x higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2014 | vs | Jul, 2013 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.04 GHz | vs | 3.47 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 4130 vs A8 7600
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 4130 | vs | A8 7600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 54W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 13.05 pt/W | 8.1 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 43.88W | 52.81W | |
details | Core i3 4130 | vs | A8 7600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 28 nm | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 71.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.47 GHz | 4.04 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.47 GHz | 4.04 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD graphics 4400 | Radeon™ R7 | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 720 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-2133 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 34,133.32 MB/s | |
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