AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i5-760

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and Intel Core i5-760 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 450

Intel Core i5-760

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 50% 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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1301 vs 1291
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.488 vs 0.595

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs July 2010
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301 vs 1291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488 vs 0.595

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-760

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2628 vs 1847
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 521 vs 372
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1609 vs 941
14.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 50.828 vs 3.501
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.229 vs 0.091
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.469 vs 3.184

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2628 vs 1847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	521 vs 372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1609 vs 941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.828 vs 3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.229 vs 0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.469 vs 3.184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-760

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

1291

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1847

2628

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

372

521

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

941

1609

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.488

0.595

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.501

50.828

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.091

0.229

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.184

4.469

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 450	Intel Core i5-760
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301	1291
PassMark - CPU mark	1847	2628
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372	521
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941	1609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488	0.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.501	50.828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.091	0.229
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184	4.469
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.26

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 450	Intel Core i5-760
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Lynnfield
Launch date	September 2010	July 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$230
Place in performance rating	2961	2897
Price now	$39.99	$99.99
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	11.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-760
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	296 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	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	3	4
Transistor count	300 million	774 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.7°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 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
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)