Intel Core i5-680 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-680 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-680

AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-680

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.86 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 125 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1614 vs 617
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2647 vs 972

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs November 2006
Maximum frequency	3.86 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1614 vs 617
PassMark - CPU mark	2647 vs 972

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

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

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-680
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1614

617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2647

972

Name	Intel Core i5-680	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark	1614	617
PassMark - CPU mark	2647	972
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	530
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	35.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.776

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-680	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Windsor
Launch date	April 2010	November 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$272	$500
Place in performance rating	2800	2817
Price now	$89.99	$499.50
Processor Number	i5-680
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.50	0.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	235 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	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.86 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	227 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1
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	F
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	125 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)