AMD Athlon X4 730 vs Intel Core i5-3450

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and Intel Core i5-3450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. 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 X4 730

Intel Core i5-3450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Launch date	2 Oct 2012 vs April 2012
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3450

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1871 vs 937
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4499 vs 2278

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1871 vs 937
PassMark - CPU mark	4499 vs 2278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

937

1871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

4499

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Core i5-3450
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	1871
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	4499
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		721
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2379
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		73.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.132
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2004
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2004

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Core i5-3450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	April 2012
Place in performance rating	2308	2294
Launch price (MSRP)		$186
Price now		$127.99
Processor Number		i5-3450
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		15.00
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	246 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	67 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1303 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
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
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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)