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$110
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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q3 2012.

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▲ 531,424 ▼
 $110 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Bulldozer.
Release date: Q4 2011.

Effective Speed 
+14%
Real World Speed
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3,345 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 628th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
32,471 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 783rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		58.5 % Faster effective speed.
+14% 		51.4 %
Average Score 
+35%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.9 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5% 		76.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		82.7 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+48% 		55.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		145 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+46% 		99.2 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		211 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+38% 		153 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		214 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+35% 		158 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+26%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10% 		84.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		91.8 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+38% 		66.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		173 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+40% 		124 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		232 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+21% 		191 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		232 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+21% 		192 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
�%
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money 		56.1 % 66.3 % Better value.
+18%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 53 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$325 $110 Much cheaper.
+66%
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		147 Months Slightly more recent.
+6% 		157 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		55 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+42% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31% 		32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz 3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz 3.8 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+15%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		233 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+19% 		195 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		215 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35% 		159 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Ivy Bridge Bulldozer
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1155 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4000 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 58.5%
Average Bench 51.4%

The Core i3-3225 Ivy Bridge processor offers both superb real world performance and excellent value for money. For raw single threaded performance the i3-3225 scores 28% lower than the i7-3770K but costs less than half as much. At first glance one might assume that I am crazy for recommending a puny Core-i3 over the mighty Core-i7's but for real world consumer use there is simply no point in having 4 cores and 8 threads, they will hardly ever be used. All of the third gen Ivy Bridge Core-i3s are superb but the i3-3225 sports the slightly more 3D capable HD 4000 Graphics vs the HD 2500 offered on the other models. For real-world performance in an energy efficient package with modest on-board graphics, this is a superb choice. For most use cases including: email, surfing, watching movies, listening to music and office apps, this processor will deliver almost as good an experience as any other processor on the market. [Jun '13 CPUPro]

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The AMD FX-4100 is an inexpensive entry level quad-core processor. It was released in Q4 of 2011 and at the time was AMD’s budget chip on its latest Bulldozer architecture. Its base clock speed of 3.6 GHz boosts to 3.8 GHz in turbo mode and with appropriate cooling can be over-clocked to speeds of 4.9 GHz. Even though these numbers appear impressive, the real world effective speed only averages 59. This should be fine for general computing and even gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. It’s the FX-4100’s single-core performance which lets it down when compared to similarly priced Intel processors such as the Core i3-3225. Since the majority of daily computing relies single core performance typical desktop users will find better value elsewhere. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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