AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i3-2105

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Core i3-2105 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 i3-2105

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1678 vs 1415
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3792 vs 1837
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 1241
Around 96% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.853 vs 1.961
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.244 vs 0.241

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1678 vs 1415
PassMark - CPU mark	3792 vs 1837
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 1241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853 vs 1.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244 vs 0.241

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2105

Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 563 vs 516
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 35.598 vs 11.946

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	563 vs 516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	35.598 vs 11.946

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2105

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1678

1415

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3792

1837

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

563

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

1241

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.853

1.961

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

11.946

35.598

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.244

0.241

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Core i3-2105
PassMark - Single thread mark	1678	1415
PassMark - CPU mark	3792	1837
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	563
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	1241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853	1.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946	35.598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244	0.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Core i3-2105
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2615	2619
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$145
Price now		$79.99
Processor Number		i3-2105
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		13.64
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.10 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1155
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	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Device ID		0x112
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)