AMD Athlon X2 450 vs Intel Core i7-2600S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 450 and Intel Core i7-2600S 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).

AMD Athlon X2 450

Intel Core i7-2600S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 450

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm

Launch date	31 Jul 2014 vs January 2011
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1723 vs 878
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4605 vs 1295

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1723 vs 878
PassMark - CPU mark	4605 vs 1295

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 450
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2600S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

1723

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1295

4605

Name	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Core i7-2600S
PassMark - Single thread mark	878	1723
PassMark - CPU mark	1295	4605
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		63.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.081

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Core i7-2600S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	31 Jul 2014	January 2011
Place in performance rating	2430	2428
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
Price now		$198.99
Processor Number		i7-2600S
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.47
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	245 mm²	216 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	2411 million	1160 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 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 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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)