AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs AMD Athlon 64 2600+
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 445 and AMD Athlon 64 2600+ 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 445
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
- Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1273 vs 448
- 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1826 vs 374
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2010 vs January 2008 |
Number of cores | 3 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 3.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1273 vs 448 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1826 vs 374 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2600+
- 6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 445
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X3 445 | AMD Athlon 64 2600+ |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1273 | 448 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1826 | 374 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 383 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1036 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.743 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 4.487 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.083 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.259 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.169 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X3 445 | AMD Athlon 64 2600+ | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Rana | Lima |
Launch date | May 2010 | January 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $91 | |
Place in performance rating | 3059 | 3081 |
Price now | $91 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 8.33 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 169 mm | 77 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3.1 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 3 | 1 |
Transistor count | 300 million | 122 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |