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IntelBX80637I33225
AMDFD4350FRHKBOX
▲ 51731 ▼

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

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▲ 511,547 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @4.2GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q2 2013.

Effective Speed 
+2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 15,340 user samples
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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: 604th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
11,995 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 64% Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 45% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 45% Great: 64%
SPEED RANK: 632nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		58.5 % +2% 57.3 %
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.9 Pts 82.1 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		82.7 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22% 		67.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		145 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+19% 		122 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		211 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+11% 		190 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		214 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+10% 		194 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+9%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.3 Pts +1% 92 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		91.8 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+17% 		78.6 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		173 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+19% 		145 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		232 Pts +3% 225 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		232 Pts +3% 225 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		56.1 % 88.7 % Much better value.
+58%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$325 $57 Hugely cheaper.
+83%
Nice To Haves 
+9%
Age
Newest 		140 Months 131 Months Slightly more recent.
+6%
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 4.2 GHz Faster base frequency.
+27%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz 4.3 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+30%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		233 Pts +3% 227 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		215 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+10% 		195 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Ivy Bridge Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1155 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4000 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 58.5%
Average Bench 57.3%
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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-4350 is a value quad-core processor. It was released in Q2 of 2013 and is a refreshed version of the Piledriver based FX-4300. Its base clock speed of 4.2 GHz boosts to 4.3 GHz in turbo mode and since it is unlocked, the FX-4350 can be overclocked to over 4.6 GHz. Its effective speed of 71 is reasonable for general computing and even gaming when coupled with an adequate GPU. Whilst the FX-4350 is cheap, it’s not so differently priced from the hexa core FX-6350 which was launched concurrently and offers slightly better multi-core performance. So if you like to game and Skype at the same time, then it may be worth considering an upgrade but since most general computing only relies on single-core performance, the upgrade is probably not worth it. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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