Intel Core i3-2130 vs AMD Athlon II X4 651

Compare Intel Core 2 core CPU vs AMD 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1392 points
1406 points
1% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

2662 points
2% slightly better gaming score
2588 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1049 points
1074 points
2% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1007 points
1032 points
2% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

1298 points
16% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
1113 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

574 points
72% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
332 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

1064 points
1108 points
4% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

521 points
56% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
333 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
4
100% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
Identical
4

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.4 GHz
13% slightly higher clock speed
3 GHz

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

862nd of 1,119
855th of 1,119

Family

The product line

Core
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Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2011 August
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1066
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Core i3-2130 vs Athlon II X4 651 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Athlon II X4 651 beats the Core i3-2130 in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i3-2130 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Athlon II X4 651 has significantly more cores than the Core i3-2130. Indeed, the Athlon II X4 651 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-2130. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-2130 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Athlon II X4 651.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-2130 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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