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Intel Core i3 4130T

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 4130T

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Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W vs 36.56W More than 20% lower typical power consumption
More threads 4 vs 2 Twice as many threads
Much lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year vs 10.84 $/year More than 20% lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year vs 39.42 $/year More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Much higher clock speed 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz Around 5% higher clock speed
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.6 GHz vs 2.95 GHz More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 72 °C vs 66.4 °C Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 4130T vs Athlon II X2 250e

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4130T
5,464
Athlon II X2 250e
2,818

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4130T
2,574
Athlon II X2 250e
1,524

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 4130T
3,405,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 250e
120.7 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 4130T
4,100
Athlon II X2 250e
1,949

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 4130T
1,671
Athlon II X2 250e
1,080

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 4130T  vs
Athlon II X2 250e 
Clock speed 2.9 GHz 3 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
3DNow!
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 35W 45W
Annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year 10.84 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year 39.42 $/year
Performance per watt 18.27 pt/W 1.75 pt/W
Typical power consumption 28.44W 36.56W

details

 Core i3 4130T  vs
Athlon II X2 250e 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 2
L2 cache 0.5 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 3 MB 1 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 66.4°C Unknown - 72°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.95 GHz 3.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.9 GHz 3 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.95 GHz 3.6 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD graphics 4400 N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 200 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz N/A
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