AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-661

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1045T and Intel Core i5-661 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 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 X6 1045T

Intel Core i5-661

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 69.8°C
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3188 vs 2466
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1915 vs 518
6.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7420 vs 1214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs January 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 69.8°C
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3188 vs 2466
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1915 vs 518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7420 vs 1214

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-661

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 87 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1443 vs 1279

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	87 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1443 vs 1279

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-661

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1279

1443

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3188

2466

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1915

518

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7420

1214

Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1045T	Intel Core i5-661
PassMark - Single thread mark	1279	1443
PassMark - CPU mark	3188	2466
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1915	518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7420	1214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.413

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X6 1045T	Intel Core i5-661
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thuban	Clarkdale
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	September 2010	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$175	$252
OPN PIB	HDT45TWFGRBOX
OPN Tray	HDT45TWFK6DGR
Place in performance rating	2153	2161
Price now	$175	$99.99
Series	AMD Phenom II X6	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Value for money (0-100)	8.11	9.35
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-661
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.33 GHz
Die size	346 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	69.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Transistor count	904 million	382 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Number of threads		4
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		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	87 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD 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, 2x8
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® SSE4.2
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)