AMD FX-4150 vs Intel Pentium G645

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and Intel Pentium G645 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-4150

Intel Pentium G645

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4150

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1342
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3327 vs 1438

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs September 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 1342
PassMark - CPU mark	3327 vs 1438

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G645

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1342

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3327

1438

Name	AMD FX-4150	Intel Pentium G645
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1342
PassMark - CPU mark	3327	1438
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.221
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.806

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4150	Intel Pentium G645
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	October 2012	September 2012
Place in performance rating	2585	2595
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$95
Processor Number		G645
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.01
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1200 million	504 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		2.90 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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		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
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)