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).

 

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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1233 vs 1168
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2535 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 1233 vs 1168
PassMark - CPU mark 2535 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
1233
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2237
2535
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 1233
PassMark - CPU mark 2237 2535
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)