AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 445 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 X3 445

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 445

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 72% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 1.8 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
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1273 vs 681
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1826 vs 648
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 383 vs 198
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1036 vs 347

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1273 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark	1826 vs 648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1036 vs 347

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 445
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1273

681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1826

648

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

347

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 445	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark	1273	681
PassMark - CPU mark	1826	648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1036	347
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	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Conroe
Launch date	May 2010	Q3'06
Launch price (MSRP)	$91
Place in performance rating	3059	3064
Price now	$91
Value for money (0-100)	8.33
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2160
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
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)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
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)