AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium E6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 245 and Intel Pentium E6300 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1150 vs 1143
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1110 vs 1032
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 354
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 648 vs 629
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2009 vs May 2009
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1150 vs 1143
PassMark - CPU mark 1110 vs 1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 357 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 648 vs 629

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1150
1143
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1110
1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
357
354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
648
629
Name AMD Athlon II X2 245 Intel Pentium E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1150 1143
PassMark - CPU mark 1110 1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 357 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 648 629

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X2 245 Intel Pentium E6300

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Wolfdale
Launch date July 2009 May 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $35 $40
Place in performance rating 2597 2610
Price now $34.95 $565
Value for money (0-100) 13.95 0.89
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number E6300
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 82 mm2
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 410 million 228 million
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)