AMD E-450 vs Intel Core i5-450M

Comparative analysis of AMD E-450 and Intel Core i5-450M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD E-450

Intel Core i5-450M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E-450

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	22 August 2011 vs 1 June 2010
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-450M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 61% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 1.65 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 40 nm
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1050 vs 497
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1251 vs 436
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 376 vs 124
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 785 vs 226

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 1.65 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1050 vs 497
PassMark - CPU mark	1251 vs 436
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	376 vs 124
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	785 vs 226

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E-450
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-450M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

497

1050

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

1251

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

124

376

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

226

785

Name	AMD E-450	Intel Core i5-450M
PassMark - Single thread mark	497	1050
PassMark - CPU mark	436	1251
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	124	376
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	226	785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	0.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.716
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	0.395
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	984
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2135
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	984
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2135

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E-450	Intel Core i5-450M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zacate	Arrandale
Launch date	22 August 2011	1 June 2010
Place in performance rating	2903	2646
Series	AMD E-Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$32
Price now		$31.95
Processor Number		i5-450M
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		19.49
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.65 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Graphics max frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring