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).

 

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: 1458 vs 1015
  • 6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3347 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 1458 vs 1015
PassMark - CPU mark 3347 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
1458
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
518
3347
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 1458
PassMark - CPU mark 518 3347
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)