Intel Core i5-650 vs AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-650 and AMD Athlon 64 3300+ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-650

AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-650

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 734
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2247 vs 576

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs April 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	2247 vs 576

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-650
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3300+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1369

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2247

576

Name	Intel Core i5-650	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369	734
PassMark - CPU mark	2247	576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	520
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1152
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.394

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-650	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	NewCastle
Launch date	January 2010	April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	2666	2671
Price now	$99.99
Processor Number	i5-650
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	144 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1156	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	89 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
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)