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.

 

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 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 844 vs 592
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 762 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 844 vs 592
PassMark - CPU mark 762 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
844
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
298
762
Name AMD Athlon II Neo K145 Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
PassMark - Single thread mark 592 844
PassMark - CPU mark 298 762
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 2879
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)