AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 450

Intel Core 2 Duo E4400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1301 vs 783
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1847 vs 718
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 372 vs 255
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 941 vs 440

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs July 2007
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301 vs 783
PassMark - CPU mark	1847 vs 718
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372 vs 255
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941 vs 440

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4400

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

783

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1847

718

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

372

255

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

941

440

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 450	Intel Core 2 Duo E4400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301	783
PassMark - CPU mark	1847	718
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372	255
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941	440
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 450	Intel Core 2 Duo E4400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Conroe
Launch date	September 2010	July 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$45
Place in performance rating	2961	2938
Price now	$39.99	$49.99
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	6.81
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E4400
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	167 million
Base frequency		2.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		L2=61.4°C, M0=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)