AMD Phenom II X2 B57 vs Intel Core i5-750

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 B57 and Intel Core i5-750 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD Phenom II X2 B57

Intel Core i5-750

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 B57

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1273 vs 1228

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs 23 September 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1273 vs 1228

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-750

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2534 vs 1260

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L3 cache	8 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2534 vs 1260

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 B57
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-750

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1273

1228

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1260

2534

Name	AMD Phenom II X2 B57	Intel Core i5-750
PassMark - Single thread mark	1273	1228
PassMark - CPU mark	1260	2534
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		502
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1587
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.294

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X2 B57	Intel Core i5-750
Essentials
Architecture codename	Callisto	Lynnfield
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	May 2010	23 September 2009
OPN Tray	HDXB57WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1984	2833
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$160.50
Processor Number		i5-750
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.66 GHz
Die size	258 mm	296 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	758 million	774 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Maximum core temperature		72.7°C
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)