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).

AMD Athlon X4 750K

Intel Core i5-680

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 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2883 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	2883 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 1467
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 1467
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

1467

1614

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2883

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	1467	1614
PassMark - CPU mark	2883	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	2821	2800
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)