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FX-8150 vs Core i3-530

FX-8150 vs Core i3-530: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD FX-8150

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8150 Logo
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB

Buy for $82.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-530

2.9 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $40 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD FX-8150

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8150 Logo
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB

Buy for $82.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-530

2.9 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $40 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — FX-8150 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing FX-8150 is 643 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.

Advantages of AMD FX-8150

  • Performs up to 0% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i3-530 - 255 vs 254 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-530 - 8 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-530

  • Up to 51% cheaper than FX-8150 - $40.0 vs $82.02
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 73 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8150 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Dishonored 2.
Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD FX-8150 Logo
FX-8150

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

255

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$82.02

48%

FPS Winner

AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB

Buy for $82.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

254

99.6078431372549%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$40

100%

Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $40 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD FX-8150 Logo
FX-8150

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-8150 Logo
FX-8150

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

436

100%

Multi-Core

1734

100%

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

360

82.56880733944955%

Multi-Core

755

43.540945790080734%

AMD FX-8150

vs

Intel Core i3-530

Oct 12th, 2011
Release DateJan 7th, 2010
FXCollectionCore i3
ZambeziCodenameClarkdale
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores2
8
Threads4
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
125 WTDP
73 W
32 nmProcess Size32 nm
18.0xMultiplier
22.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD
Yes
OverclockableNo

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