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).

 

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 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1301 vs 781
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1847 vs 710
  • 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 781
PassMark - CPU mark 1847 vs 710
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
781
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1847
710
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 781
PassMark - CPU mark 1847 710
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)