AMD Athlon II Neo K145 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II Neo K145 and Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II Neo K145

Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K145

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	15 December 2010 vs 1 January 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 843 vs 592
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 758 vs 298

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	843 vs 592
PassMark - CPU mark	758 vs 298

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II Neo K145
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

592

843

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

298

758

Name	AMD Athlon II Neo K145	Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
PassMark - Single thread mark	592	843
PassMark - CPU mark	298	758
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		449

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II Neo K145	Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nile	Penryn
Launch date	15 December 2010	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2849	2900
Series	AMD Athlon II Neo	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$38.50
Value for money (0-100)		9.61
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	2000 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Die size		107 mm
Transistor count		410 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)