AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 845

Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.83 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1674 vs 1084
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3799 vs 1019
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 516 vs 371
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 628

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.83 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1674 vs 1084
PassMark - CPU mark	3799 vs 1019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516 vs 371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 628

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72.4°C vs 71.30°C
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	72.4°C vs 71.30°C
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1674

1084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3799

1019

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

371

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

628

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1674	1084
PassMark - CPU mark	3799	1019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	628
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	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2632	2642
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Wolfdale
Launch date		April 2008
Price now		$19.99
Processor Number		E8300
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		29.35
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.83 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.83 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
L1 cache		128 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	LGA775
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)