Intel Core i3-4360 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4360 and AMD Athlon II X2 245e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4360

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2090 vs 1182
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3641 vs 1171
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2014 vs May 2010
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2090 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark 3641 vs 1171

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1727 vs 831
  • Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2805 vs 1738
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1727 vs 831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2805 vs 1738

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4360
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2090
1182
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3641
1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
831
1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1738
2805
Name Intel Core i3-4360 AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark 2090 1182
PassMark - CPU mark 3641 1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 831 1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1738 2805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1128
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3579
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1128
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3579

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-4360 AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Regor
Launch date May 2014 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $352 $80
Place in performance rating 1674 1703
Price now $279.95 $80
Processor Number i3-4360
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 5.75 6.28
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.70 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm 117 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1400 million 410 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x412
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 45 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)