AMD Athlon II X4 615e vs Intel Core i7-870S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 615e and Intel Core i7-870S 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.

AMD Athlon II X4 615e

Intel Core i7-870S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 615e

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 82% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 82 Watt

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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 82 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870S

Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1037
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2765 vs 2000

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	2765 vs 2000

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 615e
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2000

2765

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 615e	Intel Core i7-870S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	2000	2765
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1539
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4427

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 615e	Intel Core i7-870S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Lynnfield
Launch date	September 2010	July 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$59
Place in performance rating	1736	1708
Price now	$59
Value for money (0-100)	14.48
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-870S
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	2.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	300 million	774 million
Base frequency		2.66 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
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)	45 Watt	82 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)