AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Core i5-680

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 645 and Intel Core i5-680 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 645

Intel Core i5-680

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 645

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 1207
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.103 vs 0.627

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs April 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.103 vs 0.627

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-680

Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.86 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1614 vs 1256
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2647 vs 2348
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 530 vs 375
3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 35.723 vs 9.496

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.86 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1614 vs 1256
PassMark - CPU mark	2647 vs 2348
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	530 vs 375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	35.723 vs 9.496

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 645
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-680

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1256

1614

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2348

2647

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

375

530

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1207

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.103

0.627

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.496

35.723

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 645	Intel Core i5-680
PassMark - Single thread mark	1256	1614
PassMark - CPU mark	2348	2647
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	375	530
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.103	0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.496	35.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.776

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 645	Intel Core i5-680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Clarkdale
Launch date	September 2010	April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$272
Place in performance rating	2780	2792
Price now	$49.99	$89.99
Value for money (0-100)	20.48	11.50
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-680
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	81 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	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.86 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	300 million	382 million
Base frequency		3.60 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.6°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		16.6 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)