AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i7-860S
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and Intel Core i7-860S 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), 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
- 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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1301 vs 1093
- Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.488 vs 0.907
- Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.184 vs 2.716
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | September 2010 vs January 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 1093 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.488 vs 0.907 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.184 vs 2.716 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860S
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
- Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
- Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2280 vs 1847
- 13.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 46.184 vs 3.501
- 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.278 vs 0.091
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 3 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 82 Watt vs 95 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 2280 vs 1847 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 46.184 vs 3.501 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.278 vs 0.091 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-860S
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| Name | AMD Athlon II X3 450 | Intel Core i7-860S |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1301 | 1093 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1847 | 2280 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 372 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 941 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.488 | 0.907 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 3.501 | 46.184 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.091 | 0.278 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.184 | 2.716 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.222 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon II X3 450 | Intel Core i7-860S | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Rana | Lynnfield |
| Launch date | September 2010 | January 2010 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | $422 |
| Place in performance rating | 2961 | 2909 |
| Price now | $39.99 | $198.99 |
| Value for money (0-100) | 19.32 | 6.97 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Processor Number | i7-860S | |
| Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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| 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 | 3.46 GHz |
| Number of cores | 3 | 4 |
| Transistor count | 300 million | 774 million |
| Base frequency | 2.53 GHz | |
| Bus Speed | 2.5 GT/s DMI | |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | |
| Number of threads | 8 | |
| VID voltage range | 0.6500V-1.4000V | |
Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 1066/1333 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | AM3 | LGA1156 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 82 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
| PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
| PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| 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 |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
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