Intel
AMD

2 Cores, 4 Threads
@3.5GHz Haswell (2013)

6 Cores, 6 Threads
@3.5GHz Piledriver (2012)

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 545 user samples
59 User Benchmarks:
Best Score: 93% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Worst Score: 29% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Worst: 29% Best: 93%
SPEED RANK: 69th / 730
486 User Benchmarks:
Best Score: 92% Base clock 5 GHz
Worst Score: 24% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Worst: 24% Best: 92%
SPEED RANK: 175th / 730
SC Mixed?
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed
96 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+34%
71.8 Pts -34%
DC Mixed?
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed
176 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+28%
138 Pts -28%
MC Mixed?
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed
273 Pts -29% 353 Pts Faster multi-core speed.
+29%
SC Mixed?
OC Single Core Mixed Speed
102 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
83.5 Pts -22%
DC Mixed?
OC Dual Core Mixed Speed
201 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+23%
163 Pts -23%
MC Mixed?
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed
281 Pts -53% 431 Pts Much faster OC multi-core speed.
+53%
Value?
Value For Money
87 % Better value.
+24%
69.9 % -24%
User Rating?
UBM User Rating
56 % -25% 70 % More popular.
+25%
Price?
Price (score)
€86 -2% €84 +2%
Effective Speed?
Effective CPU Speed
86.3 Pts Faster effective speed.
+25%
69 Pts -25%
Age
Newness
5 Months Much more recent.
+79%
24 Months -79%
PassMark?
PassMark Score
5,283 Pts -21% 6,403 Pts Stronger multi-threading.
+21%
PassMark ST?
Passmark Single Thread Score
2,095 Pts Much stronger single-threading.
+47%
1,427 Pts -47%
Geek Bench?
Geekbench Score
6,858 Pts -34% 9,180 Pts Much better geekbench.
+34%
TDP?
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+43%
95 Watts -43%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores -200% 6 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads -50% 6 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31%
32 nm -31%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz 0% 3.5 GHz 0%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.5 GHz -17% 4.1 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+17%
Geek Bench SC?
Geekbench Single Core Score
3,211 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+42%
2,268 Pts -42%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell (2013) Piledriver (2012)
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4400 None

The Intel Core i3-4150 is successor to the i3-4130 2013 Haswell processor. Looking at the 4150 and 4130 side-by-side shows that the only difference between the two processors is a 100 MHz base clock increase from 3.4 GHz on the older 4130 to 3.5 GHz on the newer 4150. The marginal 2.9% clock speed increase brings an equally marginal performance boost. Despite the academic performance gain over it's predecessor, thanks to its excellent single-core performance, the i3-4150 is still an extremely capable desktop CPU and will handle the vast majority of regular desktop computing without breaking a sweat. Coupling the i3-4150 with a discrete GPU will satisfy all but the toughest of gaming requirements. Only the lower powered but significantly cheaper Pentium G's offer better value for money[Jun '14 CPUPro]

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The FX 6-Core, like most CPUs from AMD, delivers reasonably good server orientated multi threaded performance and consequently good processing thoughput at a reasonable price tag. Where the FX 6-Core lacks is in the area of single core performance which although not a problem for server workloads is very relevant to typical desktop usage. The overall performance of the FX 6-Core is comparable to Intel's five years younger Core i7-950. There are server orientated use cases where the FX 6-Core will excel thanks to its excellent overall throughput and in those instances the FX 6-Core represents good value for money. Typical desktop users will, however, find better value elsewhere. [Sep '13 CPUPro]

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October 2014 CPU Rankings

Welcome to our desktop CPU comparison. We calculate effective speed which measures performance under typical consumer load. Effective speed is adjusted by price to yield a value for money rating. Calculated values don't always paint the whole picture so we check them against hundreds of individual user ratings. Vote to share your opinion. [CPUPro]

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