Ryzen 3 30 vs i3-4100E
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2695 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.21 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Mendocino (2025) |
| Release date | 4 September 2013 (12 years ago) | 1 October 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core i3-4100E and Ryzen 3 30: 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-4100E and Ryzen 3 30 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA1364 | FT6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4100E and Ryzen 3 30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4100E and Ryzen 3 30 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4100E and Ryzen 3 30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 900 MHz) | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4100E and Ryzen 3 30.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 1.70 | 2.87 |
| Recency | 4 September 2013 | 1 October 2025 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 3 30 has 69% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 267% more advanced lithography process, and 147% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core i3-4100E and AMD Ryzen 3 30. We've got no test results to judge.
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