AMD Sempron 145 vs Intel Core i7-960

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 145 and Intel Core i7-960 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).

AMD Sempron 145

Intel Core i7-960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 145

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	September 2010 vs October 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-960

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 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1459 vs 1015
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3351 vs 518
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 565 vs 325
6.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2198 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	1459 vs 1015
PassMark - CPU mark	3351 vs 518
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	565 vs 325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2198 vs 317

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 145
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1015

1459

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

518

3351

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

325

565

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

317

2198

Name	AMD Sempron 145	Intel Core i7-960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015	1459
PassMark - CPU mark	518	3351
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325	565
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	317	2198
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		59.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.942

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 145	Intel Core i7-960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Bloomfield
Launch date	September 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$95	$316
Place in performance rating	2751	2765
Price now	$16.98	$99.99
Value for money (0-100)	14.02	17.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-960
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
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	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Transistor count	234 million	731 million
Base frequency		3.20 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
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
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
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)