Intel Core i3-13100 vs AMD Athlon II X4 631

Last updated: 2023-12-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-13100		AMD Athlon II X4 631
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-13100 or AMD Athlon II X4 631 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i3-13100 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-13100 was released in Q1/2023. The AMD Athlon II X4 631 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 631 was released in Q3/2011.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) (5)
13	Generation	2
Alder Lake S Refresh	Architecture	Llano
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-12100	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i3-14100	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-13100 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-13100 is 3.40 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X4 631 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 631 is at 2.60 GHz.
Intel Core i3-13100	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 631
4	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.40 GHz	Frequency	2.60 GHz
4.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
4.10 GHz	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.
Intel Core i3-13100	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 631
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-13100 or AMD Athlon II X4 631 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel UHD Graphics 730	GPU	no iGPU
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.50 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
12	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel UHD Graphics 730	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-13100 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X4 631 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-13100	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 631
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-1333
128 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
5.00 MB	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
5.0	PCIe version	2.0
20	PCIe lanes	--
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-13100 is 60 W, while the AMD Athlon II X4 631 has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-13100	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 631
60 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	100 W
89 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-13100 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 17.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X4 631 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-13100	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 631
10 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1700	Socket	FM1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023	Release date	Q3/2011
134 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-13100 (100%)

AMD Athlon II X4 631 (21%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-13100 (100%)

AMD Athlon II X4 631 (19%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	1770 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	363 (21%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	6835 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1283 (19%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	103 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	465 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	1751 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	8843 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	2272 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	7943 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	677 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	3368 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 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.


	Intel Core i3-13100 Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.50 GHz	576 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	15302 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	252 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1273 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i3-13100 8,843 CB R23 MC @ 88 W	101 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 631 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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