AMD Athlon X4 750K vs Intel Core i5-680

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and Intel Core i5-680 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.86 GHz
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2861 vs 2647
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1301 vs 1207
  • 6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.272 vs 0.627
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.223 vs 0.174
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.192 vs 2.776
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.86 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2861 vs 2647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1301 vs 1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.272 vs 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.223 vs 0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.192 vs 2.776

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-680

  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1614 vs 1465
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 530 vs 492
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 35.723 vs 12.842
  • Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.995 vs 0.584
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1614 vs 1465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 530 vs 492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 35.723 vs 12.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.995 vs 0.584

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-680

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1465
1614
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2861
2647
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
492
530
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1301
1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.272
0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
12.842
35.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.223
0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.584
0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.192
2.776
Name AMD Athlon X4 750K Intel Core i5-680
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 1614
PassMark - CPU mark 2861 2647
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492 530
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1301 1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.272 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 12.842 35.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.223 0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.584 0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.192 2.776

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 750K Intel Core i5-680

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray AD750KWOA44HJ
Place in performance rating 2810 2792
Series AMD Athlon X4 Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Clarkdale
Launch date April 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $272
Price now $89.99
Processor Number i5-680
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 11.50

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.60 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.86 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Transistor count 382 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)