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).

 

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: 1679 vs 1150
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3797 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 1679 vs 1150
PassMark - CPU mark 3797 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
1679
1150
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3797
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 1679 1150
PassMark - CPU mark 3797 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