AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 245 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 245

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1134 vs 475
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1125 vs 421

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs October 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134 vs 475
PassMark - CPU mark	1125 vs 421

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1101 vs 357
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1074 vs 648

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1101 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1074 vs 648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1134

475

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1125

421

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

1101

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

1074

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 245	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134	475
PassMark - CPU mark	1125	421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648	1074

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 245	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Windsor
Launch date	July 2009	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	2605	2583
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	13.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	230 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	227 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt