AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs Intel Core i7-4600M

The AMD Athlon II X3 425e operates with 3 cores and 3 CPU threads. It run at -- base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 45 W.The processor is attached to the AM3 CPU socket. This version includes -- of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1333 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Rana Architecture is enhanced with 45 nm technology and supports AMD-V. The product was launched on Q2/2011

The Intel Core i7-4600M operates with 2 cores and 3 CPU threads. It run at 3.60 GHz base 3.60 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 37 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1168 CPU socket. This version includes 6.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Haswell H Architecture is enhanced with 22 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q4/2013