AMD Sempron 145 vs Intel Core i7-860

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 145 and Intel Core i7-860 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 Sempron 145

Intel Core i7-860

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 145

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	September 2010 vs September 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1331 vs 1033
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3022 vs 532
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 507 vs 325
6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1890 vs 317

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1331 vs 1033
PassMark - CPU mark	3022 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	507 vs 325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1890 vs 317

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 145
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-860

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1033

1331

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

3022

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

325

507

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

317

1890

Name	AMD Sempron 145	Intel Core i7-860
PassMark - Single thread mark	1033	1331
PassMark - CPU mark	532	3022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325	507
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	317	1890
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.161

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 145	Intel Core i7-860
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Lynnfield
Launch date	September 2010	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$95	$229
Place in performance rating	2739	2740
Price now	$16.98	$289.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.02	5.09
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-860
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	296 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Transistor count	234 million	774 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.7°C
Number of threads		8
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)	45 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® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)