AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core i5-750

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 635 and Intel Core i5-750 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 635

Intel Core i5-750

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

CPU is newer: launch date 3 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
5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.875 vs 0.569

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs 23 September 2009
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.875 vs 0.569

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-750

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1231 vs 1168
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2532 vs 2237
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 502 vs 357
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1587 vs 1130
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 49.474 vs 13.354
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.218 vs 0.211

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1231 vs 1168
PassMark - CPU mark	2532 vs 2237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	502 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1587 vs 1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	49.474 vs 13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.218 vs 0.211

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 635
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-750

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1168

1231

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2237

2532

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

502

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1130

1587

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.875

0.569

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.354

49.474

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.211

0.218

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 635	Intel Core i5-750
PassMark - Single thread mark	1168	1231
PassMark - CPU mark	2237	2532
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	502
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1130	1587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.875	0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.354	49.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.211	0.218
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.294

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 635	Intel Core i5-750
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Lynnfield
Launch date	January 2010	23 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	$150
Place in performance rating	2823	2824
Price now	$69.95	$160.50
Value for money (0-100)	13.66	6.78
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-750
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	296 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	300 million	774 million
Base frequency		2.66 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		8 MB
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® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)