AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i5-660

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and Intel Core i5-660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 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
  • 6.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.488 vs 0.226
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.091 vs 0.068
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.184 vs 1.375
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs January 2010
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.488 vs 0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.091 vs 0.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.184 vs 1.375

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-660

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1424 vs 1301
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2394 vs 1847
  • Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 524 vs 372
  • Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1157 vs 941
  • 3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.08 vs 3.501
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1424 vs 1301
PassMark - CPU mark 2394 vs 1847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 524 vs 372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1157 vs 941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 13.08 vs 3.501

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-660

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1301
1424
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1847
2394
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
372
524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
941
1157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.488
0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.501
13.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.091
0.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.184
1.375
Name AMD Athlon II X3 450 Intel Core i5-660
PassMark - Single thread mark 1301 1424
PassMark - CPU mark 1847 2394
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 372 524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 941 1157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.488 0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.501 13.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.091 0.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.184 1.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.306

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 450 Intel Core i5-660

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Clarkdale
Launch date September 2010 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $45 $70
Place in performance rating 2961 2965
Price now $39.99 $49
Value for money (0-100) 19.32 19.54
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i5-660
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 81 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Transistor count 300 million 382 million
Base frequency 3.33 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Number of threads 4
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.38 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)