AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs Intel Core i3-2100

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Combined performance score

i3-2100
1.21

General info

Comparing Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22032202
Place by popularity71not in top-100
Value for money0.285.52
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Rana (2009−2011)
Release date20 February 2011 (13 years old)7 December 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$73$88
Current price$86 (1.2x MSRP)$30 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 455 has 1871% better value for money than i3-2100.

Technical specs

Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size131 mm2169 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2000no data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-2100 1.21
Athlon II X3 455 1.21

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i3-2100 1855
Athlon II X3 455 1863
+0.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-2100 465
+33.6%
Athlon II X3 455 348

Core i3-2100 outperforms Athlon II X3 455 by 34% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-2100 953
+11.5%
Athlon II X3 455 855

Core i3-2100 outperforms Athlon II X3 455 by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 20 February 2011 7 December 2010
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 4 3
Cost $73 $88
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i3-2100 and Athlon II X3 455. The differences in performance seem too small.


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