AMD Athlon X4 845 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 845

AMD Athlon II X2 245

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1680 vs 1150
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3796 vs 1110
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 516 vs 357
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 648

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680 vs 1150
PassMark - CPU mark	3796 vs 1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1680

1150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3796

1110

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

648

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680	1150
PassMark - CPU mark	3796	1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 845	AMD Athlon II X2 245
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2616	2597
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Regor
Launch date		July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$35
Price now		$34.95
Value for money (0-100)		13.95
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions