AMD Athlon X2 450 vs Intel Core i5-3470

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 450 and Intel Core i5-3470 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i5-3470

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 450

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Launch date	31 Jul 2014 vs 8 April 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470

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
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1940 vs 878
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4676 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	1940 vs 878
PassMark - CPU mark	4676 vs 1295

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 450
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3470

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

1940

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1295

4676

Name	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Core i5-3470
PassMark - Single thread mark	878	1940
PassMark - CPU mark	1295	4676
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2396
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.424
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1515
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1515

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Core i5-3470
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	31 Jul 2014	8 April 2012
Place in performance rating	2423	2432
Launch price (MSRP)		$184
Price now		$112.06
Processor Number		i5-3470
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.60
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	245 mm²	132.8 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	67 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.60 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
L3 cache		6144 KB
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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)