Intel Core i3 4130 vs AMD FX 8320

older Released July, 2013

Intel Core i3 4130

3.4 GHz
Dual core

9.1 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4130

	Has a built-in GPU Yes		Much lower typical power consumption 43.88W
	Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm		Much higher Maximum operating temperature 72 °C

older Released October, 2012

AMD FX 8320

3.5 GHz
Octa core
Unlocked

5.2 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the AMD FX 8320

	Much more l2 cache 8 MB		Is unlocked Yes
	More cores 8		Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 4130 6.3 FX 8320 7.4 FX 6300 6.7
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 4130 8.8 FX 8320 6.6 FX 6300 6.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 4130 6.0 FX 8320 0.0 FX 6300 0.0
Fire Strike

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 4130 7.1 FX 8320 0.0 FX 6300 0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 4130 8.1 FX 8320 5.0 FX 6300 5.2
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 4130 8.7 FX 8320 6.1 FX 6300 6.6
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

9.1	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i3 4130 9.1 FX 8320 5.2 FX 6300 5.3

Winner
AMD FX 8320

CPUBoss recommends the AMD FX 8320 based on its overclocking.

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 4130

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Has a built-in GPU

Yes

Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required

Much lower typical power consumption

43.88W

101.56W

2.3x lower typical power consumption

Much newer manufacturing process

22 nm

32 nm

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

Much higher Maximum operating temperature

72 °C

61.1 °C

Around 20% higher Maximum operating temperature

Much lower annual commercial energy cost

47.3 $/year

109.5 $/year

2.3x lower annual commercial energy cost

Much lower annual home energy cost

13.01 $/year

30.11 $/year

2.3x lower annual home energy cost

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Release date 8 months later

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AMD FX 8320

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Much more l2 cache

8 MB

0.5 MB

16x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

Is unlocked

Yes

Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

More cores

6 more cores; run more applications at once

Much more l2 cache per core

1 MB/core

0.25 MB/core

4x more l2 cache per core

Much better overclocked clock speed (Air)

4.56 GHz

3.47 GHz

More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Higher clock speed

3.5 GHz

3.4 GHz

Around 5% higher clock speed

Much better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.75 GHz

3.58 GHz

Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4130

6,330

FX 8320

10,352

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4130

2,982

FX 8320

2,066

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4130

3,840,000 MB/s

FX 8320

2,320,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4130

6,256

FX 8320

9,798

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4130

6,772

FX 8320

10,594

GeekBench

Core i3 4130

6,772

FX 8320

11,631

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 4130

4,786

FX 8320

8,183

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 4130

1,963

FX 8320

1,402

summary	Core i3 4130	FX 8320
Clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Octa core
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
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
power consumption
TDP	54W	125W
Annual home energy cost	13.01 $/year	30.11 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	47.3 $/year	109.5 $/year
Performance per watt	13.06 pt/W	7.79 pt/W
Typical power consumption	43.88W	101.56W

details	Core i3 4130	FX 8320
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	4	8
L2 cache	0.5 MB	8 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core	1 MB/core
L3 cache	3 MB	8 MB
L3 cache per core	1.5 MB/core	1 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	32 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Operating temperature	Unknown - 72°C	Unknown - 61.1°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.47 GHz	4.56 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	3.58 GHz	4.75 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked)	1,786.7	9,317
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.47 GHz	4.56 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	None
Label	Intel® HD graphics 4400	N/A
Number of displays supported	3	N/A
GPU clock speed	350 MHz	N/A
Turbo clock speed	1,150 MHz	N/A
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s	29,866.66 MB/s

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Intel Core i3 4130 vs AMD FX 8320

Intel Core i3 4130

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4130

AMD FX 8320

Reasons to buy the AMD FX 8320

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4130 vs 8320 among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets

Winner AMD FX 8320

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Intel Core i3 4130

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Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3 4130

Reasons to consider the AMD FX 8320

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 4130 vs FX 8320

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

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

GeekBench

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

PassMark (Single Core)

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