Processor comparison
AMD Athlon II X4 631 vs Intel Core i3-4000M
AMD
AMD Athlon II X4 631
AMD Socket FM1
2600 MHz
4 cores
Aug 2011
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Core i3-4000M
Intel Socket G3
2400 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 631100%
- Intel Core i3-4000M114%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 631100%
- Intel Core i3-4000M141%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 631113%
- Intel Core i3-4000M100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 631
- 13% higher multi threaded performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4000M
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 41% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- 63 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X4 631.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD LLano | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Llano | Haswell |
| Release Date | Aug 2011 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FM1 | Intel Socket G3 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | FC-PGA946 |
| Die Size | 228mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Core i3-4000M |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.4125 V | unknown |
| TDP | 100 W | 37 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X4 6312600 points
- Intel Core i3-4000M2688 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X4 63110400 points
- Intel Core i3-4000M6451 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD Athlon II X4 6314623
- Intel Core i3-4000M4070
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD Athlon II X4 6311367
- Intel Core i3-4000M1937
points - higher is better