AMD FX-4100
VS
Intel Core i5-3330
AMD FX-4100
VS
Intel Core i5-3330

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD FX-4100 and Intel Core i5-3330? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD FX-4100 or Intel Core i5-3330? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.60 GHz
Frequency
3.00 GHz
4
CPU Cores
4
3.80 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.20 GHz
4
CPU Threads
4
No
Hyperthreading
No
Yes
Overclocking
No
3.80 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)
No turbo

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD FX-4100 or Intel Core i5-3330. 

GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency
0.65 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
1.05 GHz
Generation
7
DirectX Version
11.0
Execution units
6
Shader
48
--
Max. Memory
--
Max. displays
3
Technology
22 nm
Release date
Q2/2012

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
Decode / Encode
No
JPEG
Decode
No
h265 8bit
No
No
h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
Decode
No
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1866
Memory type
DDR3-1333 DDR3-1600
Max. Memory
32 GB
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
No
PCIe version
3.0
PCIe lanes
16

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

95 W
TDP
77 W
--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

8.00 MB
L3-Cache
6.00 MB
32 nm
Technology
22 nm
Zambezi
Architecture
Ivy Bridge
AMD-V
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
AM3+
Socket
LGA 1155
Q4/2011
Release date
Q3/2012
ca. 90 $
Market price
ca. 184 $

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD FX-4100
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i5-3330