AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs Intel Core i3-4102E

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AMD Athlon II X3 425e CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4102E
AMD Athlon II X3 425e Intel Core i3-4102E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X3 425e and the Intel Core i3-4102E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon II X3 425e 3 core processor released in Q2/2011 with the Intel Core i3-4102E which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Rana Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X3 425e is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The processor can compute 3 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-4102E clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II X3 425e Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
3 Cores 2
3 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon II X3 425e Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X3 425e, while the Intel Core i3-4102E supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon II X3 425e Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II X3 425e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-4102E is 25 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II X3 425e Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X3 425e has 1.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-4102E is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD Athlon II X3 425e Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
45 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3 Socket BGA 1364
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 225 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X3 425e AMD Athlon II X3 425e
3C 3T @ 2.70 GHz
328 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X3 425e AMD Athlon II X3 425e
3C 3T @ 2.70 GHz
909 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II X3 425e AMD Athlon II X3 425e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 0.90 GHz
288 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X3 425e Intel Core i3-4102E
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