AMD Athlon X2 450 vs AMD Athlon X4 760K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 450 and AMD Athlon X4 760K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon X2 450

AMD Athlon X4 760K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 450

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 760K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1533 vs 878
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2971 vs 1295

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1533 vs 878
PassMark - CPU mark	2971 vs 1295

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 450
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 760K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

1533

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1295

2971

Name	AMD Athlon X2 450	AMD Athlon X4 760K
PassMark - Single thread mark	878	1533
PassMark - CPU mark	1295	2971
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1410
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 450	AMD Athlon X4 760K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri
Launch date	31 Jul 2014
Place in performance rating	2425	2440
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD760KWOHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD760KWOA44HL
Series		AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	245 mm²
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	2411 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)