AMD Sempron 145 vs Intel Core i7-920
Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 145 and Intel Core i7-920 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, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 145
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Launch date | September 2010 vs November 2008 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-920
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
- Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1215 vs 1015
- 5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2840 vs 518
- Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 469 vs 325
- 5.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1855 vs 317
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.93 GHz vs 2.8 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1215 vs 1015 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2840 vs 518 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 469 vs 325 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1855 vs 317 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Sempron 145
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-920
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Sempron 145 | Intel Core i7-920 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1015 | 1215 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 518 | 2840 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 325 | 469 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 317 | 1855 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 2227 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 0.873 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 50.388 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.3 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.595 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Sempron 145 | Intel Core i7-920 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sargas | Bloomfield |
Launch date | September 2010 | November 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $95 | $340 |
Place in performance rating | 2751 | 2767 |
Price now | $16.98 | $174 |
Value for money (0-100) | 14.02 | 8.34 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Processor Number | i7-920 | |
Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 117 mm | 263 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 | 2.93 GHz |
Number of cores | 1 | 4 |
Transistor count | 234 million | 731 million |
Base frequency | 2.66 GHz | |
Bus Speed | 4.8 GT/s QPI | |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 1333 MHz | |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | |
Maximum core temperature | 67.9°C | |
Number of QPI Links | 1 | |
Number of threads | 8 | |
VID voltage range | 0.800V-1.375V | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 800/1066 |
Max memory channels | 3 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 24 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 130 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 42.5mm x 45.0mm | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 36-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |