AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i7-930

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Core i7-930 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 67.9°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1679 vs 1271
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3797 vs 2963
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 516 vs 492
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1679 vs 1271
PassMark - CPU mark 3797 vs 2963
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 516 vs 492

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-930

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1965 vs 1548
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.91 vs 3.853
  • 5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 61.833 vs 11.946
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 11.177 vs 4.237
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1965 vs 1548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.91 vs 3.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.833 vs 11.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.177 vs 4.237

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-930

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1679
1271
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3797
2963
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
516
492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1548
1965
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.853
12.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
11.946
61.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.237
11.177
Name AMD Athlon X4 845 Intel Core i7-930
PassMark - Single thread mark 1679 1271
PassMark - CPU mark 3797 2963
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 516 492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1548 1965
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.853 12.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.946 61.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.237 11.177
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.989

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 845 Intel Core i7-930

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating 2616 2608
Series AMD Athlon X4 Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Bloomfield
Launch date February 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Price now $59.99
Processor Number i7-930
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 25.26

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 2.80 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.06 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 3
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1366
Thermal Solution Near Silent 95W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)