AMD Athlon X2 450 vs Intel Core i5-3340

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 450 and Intel Core i5-3340 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X2 450

Intel Core i5-3340

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 450

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3340

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1774 vs 878
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4249 vs 1295

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1774 vs 878
PassMark - CPU mark	4249 vs 1295

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 450
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3340

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

1774

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1295

4249

Name	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Core i5-3340
PassMark - Single thread mark	878	1774
PassMark - CPU mark	1295	4249
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		659
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2032
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2032

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Core i5-3340
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	31 Jul 2014	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	2335	2346
Processor Number		i5-3340
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	245 mm²
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	2411 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		67.4°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	77 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Device ID		0x152
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)