Intel Core i5-4570T vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4570T and AMD Athlon II X4 605e 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-4570T

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4570T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1911 vs 1009
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3220 vs 1997

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911 vs 1009
PassMark - CPU mark	3220 vs 1997

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1433 vs 795
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4113 vs 1663

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1433 vs 795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4113 vs 1663

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4570T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 605e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

1009

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3220

1997

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

795

1433

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1663

4113

Name	Intel Core i5-4570T	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911	1009
PassMark - CPU mark	3220	1997
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	795	1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1663	4113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.326
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	39.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.74
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	942
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2506
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	942
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2506
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4570T	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Propus
Launch date	June 2013	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$222	$102
Place in performance rating	2133	2149
Price now	$148.99	$101.80
Processor Number	i5-4570T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.54	7.96
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 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	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.35°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	300 million
Memory
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	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
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	11.2/12
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)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key 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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi 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)