Intel Core i7 3770 vs AMD FX 4100 |
Released April, 2012
Intel Core i7 3770
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
7.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 3770
 | Is hyperthreaded Yes | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms | | Significantly better PassMark score 9,449 |
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Released October, 2011
AMD FX 4100
- 3.6 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
6.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 4100
| | Is unlocked Yes | | More l2 cache 4 MB |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Slightly higher clock speed 3.6 GHz |
by Legit Reviews (Nov, 2011)The AMD FX-4100 is a fully unlocked processor, so you can easily overclock it.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3770 vs 4100
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Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Passmark and GeekBench | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Power Consumption | |
How much power does the processor require? | |
| TDP | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 32 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 9,449 | vs | 4,039 | More than 2.2x better PassMark score | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,072 | vs | 1,224 | Around 70% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better geekbench (64-bit) score | 13,289 | vs | 5,580 | Around 2.5x better geekbench (64-bit) score | |||
| Better 3DMark11 physics score | 7,920 | vs | 5,760 | Around 40% better 3DMark11 physics score | |||
| Better performance per watt | 14.9 pt/W | vs | 4.15 pt/W | More than 3.5x better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 18.55 $/year | vs | 34.18 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 67.45 $/year | vs | 114.41 $/year | More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2012 | vs | Oct, 2011 | Release date 6 months later | |||
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| 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 | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Slightly higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.72 GHz | vs | 3.98 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.79 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 3770 vs FX 4100
GeekBench (32-bit)
GeekBench (64-bit)
GeekBench
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Passmark
Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 3770 | vs | FX 4100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AES | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | 11.x | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | 5,339.9 | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s | |
details | Core i7 3770 | vs | FX 4100 |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nms | 32 nms | |
| Transistor count | 1,300,000,000 | 1,600,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.4°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 8 | 127 | |
| Overclock review score | 0.9 | 4 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.98 GHz | 4.72 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.4 GHz | 4.79 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,085.5 | 2,972.7 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.98 GHz | 4.72 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 77W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 18.55 $/year | 34.18 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 67.45 $/year | 114.41 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 14.9 pt/W | 4.15 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 62.56W | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | HyperTransport 3.1 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,200 MT/s | |
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