AMD Athlon II Neo K345 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II Neo K345 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 K345

Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K345

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	18 December 2010 vs 1 January 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 843 vs 552
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 759 vs 527

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	843 vs 552
PassMark - CPU mark	759 vs 527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II Neo K345
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

552

843

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

527

759

Name	AMD Athlon II Neo K345	Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
PassMark - Single thread mark	552	843
PassMark - CPU mark	527	759
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		449

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II Neo K345	Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Penryn
Launch date	18 December 2010	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2909	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	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		107 mm
Transistor count		410 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)