AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 245 and AMD Athlon X2 4450e 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 245

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1150 vs 1066
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1110 vs 867

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150 vs 1066
PassMark - CPU mark	1110 vs 867

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1045 vs 357
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1701 vs 648

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701 vs 648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1150

1066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

867

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

1045

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

1701

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 245	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150	1066
PassMark - CPU mark	1110	867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	1045
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648	1701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 245	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Brisbane
Launch date	July 2009	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	2598	2615
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	13.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	154 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