AMD Athlon X2 7450 vs Intel Core i7-965

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7450 and Intel Core i7-965 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X2 7450

Intel Core i7-965

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7450

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1407 vs 578
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2355 vs 2233

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2008 vs November 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1407 vs 578
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2355 vs 2233

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-965

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1475 vs 853
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3424 vs 789

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1475 vs 853
PassMark - CPU mark	3424 vs 789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 7450
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-965

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

853

1475

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

789

3424

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1407

578

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2355

2233

Name	AMD Athlon X2 7450	Intel Core i7-965
PassMark - Single thread mark	853	1475
PassMark - CPU mark	789	3424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1407	578
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2355	2233

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 7450	Intel Core i7-965
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kuma	Bloomfield
Launch date	December 2008	November 2008
Place in performance rating	2082	2102
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,509
Price now		$139.99
Processor Number		i7-965
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.32
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	450 million	731 million
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		8
Unlocked
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring