AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core i7-975

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 245 and Intel Core i7-975 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 245

Intel Core i7-975

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	July 2009 vs June 2009
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-975

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1500 vs 1150
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3494 vs 1110
Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 606 vs 357
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2380 vs 648

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1500 vs 1150
PassMark - CPU mark	3494 vs 1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	606 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2380 vs 648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-975

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1150

1500

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

3494

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

606

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

2380

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 245	Intel Core i7-975
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150	1500
PassMark - CPU mark	1110	3494
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	606
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648	2380
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		63.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.858
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.196

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 245	Intel Core i7-975
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Bloomfield
Launch date	July 2009	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$476
Place in performance rating	2597	2589
Price now	$34.95	$179.99
Value for money (0-100)	13.95	10.04
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-975
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	410 million	731 million
Base frequency		3.33 GHz
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB)		1333 MHz
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		8
Unlocked
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)