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$110
▲ 543,257 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 521,419 ▼
 $110 

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

Effective Speed 
+2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 81,980 user samples
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49,509 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 63% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 32% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 32% Great: 63%
SPEED RANK: 730th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
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: 757th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		52.3 % +2% 51.4 %
Average Score 
+27%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		70.8 Pts 76.7 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		79.2 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+42% 		55.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		140 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+41% 		99.2 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		196 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+28% 		153 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		207 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+31% 		158 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+27%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.2 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8% 		84.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		94.3 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+42% 		66.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		167 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+35% 		124 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		241 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+26% 		191 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		243 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+27% 		192 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.08 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		88.2 % Much better value.
+33% 		66.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +4% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$42 Much cheaper.
+62% 		$110
Nice To Haves 
+3%
Age
Newest 		127 Months More recent.
+15% 		150 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+43% 		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 		3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+12%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		244 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+25% 		195 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		209 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+31% 		159 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Bulldozer
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4400 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 52.3%
Average Bench 51.4%
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From the point of view of a consumer that typically uses a PC for surfing the web, checking email, listening to music and watching videos, I consider that the Haswell i3 processors currently represent the best value for money. The i3-4130 has a performance profile that is just 7% below the top nine group leader average yet it only costs half as much. Power users that play intensive 3d games or run video editing, graphics design or CAD packages will benefit from more than two cores and will do well to look elsewhere but for regular users overall responsiveness will remain largely unchanged regardless of how much more is spent on the CPU. (My new value pick is the G3420 which supersedes my recommendation of the i3-4130.) [Sep '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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