Intel Core i5-2300 vs AMD Athlon II X4 645

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2300 and AMD Athlon II X4 645 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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).

Intel Core i5-2300

AMD Athlon II X4 645

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2300

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1429 vs 1256
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3437 vs 2348
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 603 vs 375
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1959 vs 1215
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.55 vs 2.103
6.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 59.433 vs 9.496

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1429 vs 1256
PassMark - CPU mark	3437 vs 2348
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	603 vs 375
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1959 vs 1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.55 vs 2.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	59.433 vs 9.496

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 645

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 645

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1429

1256

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3437

2348

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

375

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1959

1215

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.55

2.103

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

59.433

9.496

Name	Intel Core i5-2300	AMD Athlon II X4 645
PassMark - Single thread mark	1429	1256
PassMark - CPU mark	3437	2348
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	603	375
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1959	1215
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.55	2.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	59.433	9.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.695

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2300	AMD Athlon II X4 645
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Propus
Launch date	January 2011	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$168	$80
Place in performance rating	2779	2780
Price now	$79.99	$49.99
Processor Number	i5-2300
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	19.67	20.48
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)