As of 2011, it's based on the AMD Athlon II X4 620 CPU, 8GB of RAM and Palit's NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1280MB. The scores on diagrams are relative to that of our reference testbed that always scores 100 points. Our test method is briefly described here. Furthermore, we'll throw in the slowest quad-core Core i5 processor, Core i5-2300. Intel Core i3 falls into the same price segment as the FX-4xxx lineup, so we'll add a low-end Sandy Bridge (Core i3-2120) and the top Ivy Bridge (Core i3-3240). Phenom II X6 1075T will be used to estimate the progress in the AMD FX-6xxx lineup. Phenom II X4 955 is cheap enough and can still be found in stores. We'll also take a couple of Phenom II processors tested earlier. Can the new FX-4300 make a difference? We'll see. In this segment, the new Athlon processors are rather competitive: the much cheaper Athlon X4 740 is generally equal to FX-4100.

Another FM2 processor, Athlon X4 750K, is made for entry-level gaming PCs. Nevertheless, it performs almost on a par with FX-4170.

CPUįor comparison we added the fastest AMD Trinity CPU, having the same pair of Piledriver modules as FX-4300 but no 元 cache. As for the specifications, it fits between FX-6100 and FX-6200 albeit boasting the improved cores and decreased TDP if compared with the latter. Unlike FX-4300, it has 'full-size' cache, and therefore looks more interesting. There is also one new triple-thread processor in FX-6xxx lineup-FX-6300. We'll estimate how this affects the performance of low-end 'Bulldozers' and compare it with the similar Vishera-based FX-4300. However, the late release of FX-4200 promises a number of die improvements.įX-4130 looks interesting as well but has 4, not 8, megabytes of 元 cache. It's odd that this CPU has the lowest standard clock rate, yielding significantly to the cheaper FX-4170. FX-4200 is also a dual-module solution, although due to the incorrect leaks and rumors it has been referred to as a quad-module because of its 8MB 元 cache. There are four, not five dual-module processors at AMD's website. Today we're going to cover them in comparison with the predecessors and competitors. AMD has also rolled out a number of more affordable CPUs. That was just the beginning of the big refresh for the Socket AM3+ platform. We've already reviewed the top processor of AMD's Vishera family, FX-8350.

Intel core i5 2400 vs amd fx-4100