AMD Athlon II X4 631 vs Intel Core i3-3210

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Combined performance score

i3-3210
1.45
+3.6%

Core i3-3210 outperforms Athlon II X4 631 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20562086
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.066.60
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date1 January 2013 (11 years old)17 August 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$120no data
Current price$366 (3.1x MSRP)$22
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X4 631 has 10900% better value for money than i3-3210.

Technical specs

Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size94 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631 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
SocketFCLGA1155FM1
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631. 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
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
FDI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key-no data
Identity Protection+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2500no data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

i3-3210 1.45
+3.6%
Athlon II X4 631 1.40

Core i3-3210 outperforms Athlon II X4 631 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

i3-3210 2221
+3.3%
Athlon II X4 631 2150

Core i3-3210 outperforms Athlon II X4 631 by 3% in Passmark.

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%

i3-3210 511
+65.4%
Athlon II X4 631 309

Core i3-3210 outperforms Athlon II X4 631 by 65% 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%

i3-3210 1021
Athlon II X4 631 1099
+7.6%

Athlon II X4 631 outperforms Core i3-3210 by 8% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.45 1.40
Recency 1 January 2013 17 August 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 100 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i3-3210 and Athlon II X4 631. The differences in performance seem too small.


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