AMD Sempron 130 vs Intel Core i5-661

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 130 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.

AMD Sempron 130

Intel Core i5-661

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 130

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 93% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 87 Watt

Launch date	August 2011 vs January 2010
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 87 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-661

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1446 vs 1059
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2471 vs 511

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1446 vs 1059
PassMark - CPU mark	2471 vs 511

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 130
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-661

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1059

1446

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

511

2471

Name	AMD Sempron 130	Intel Core i5-661
PassMark - Single thread mark	1059	1446
PassMark - CPU mark	511	2471
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1214

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 130	Intel Core i5-661
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Clarkdale
Launch date	August 2011	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$25	$252
Place in performance rating	2251	2244
Price now	$24.99	$99.99
Value for money (0-100)	7.73	9.35
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-661
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	234 million	382 million
Base frequency		3.33 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.8°C
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)	45 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)