AMD Phenom II X2 545 vs Intel Pentium M 765

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 545 and Intel Pentium M 765 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X2 545

Intel Pentium M 765

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 545

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	June 2009 vs October 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 32 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 765

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10x lower typical power consumption: 7.5 Watt vs 80 Watt

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 545
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 765

Name	AMD Phenom II X2 545	Intel Pentium M 765
PassMark - Single thread mark	1183
PassMark - CPU mark	1222
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	395
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	703

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X2 545	Intel Pentium M 765
Essentials
Architecture codename	Callisto	Dothan
Launch date	June 2009	October 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	2568	not rated
Price now	$43.98
Value for money (0-100)	12.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Processor Number		765
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	87 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	758 million	144 million
Base frequency		2.10 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		400 MHz
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		1
VID voltage range		0.988-1.356V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	7.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)