Intel Core i7-2600S vs AMD Athlon II X3 455

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2600S and AMD Athlon II X3 455 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600S

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1723 vs 1332
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4605 vs 1879
  • Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 693 vs 384
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2287 vs 999
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2011 vs December 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1723 vs 1332
PassMark - CPU mark 4605 vs 1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 693 vs 384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2287 vs 999

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 455

  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% 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 i7-2600S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 455

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1723
1332
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4605
1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
693
384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2287
999
Name Intel Core i7-2600S AMD Athlon II X3 455
PassMark - Single thread mark 1723 1332
PassMark - CPU mark 4605 1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 693 384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2287 999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 63.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.081

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-2600S AMD Athlon II X3 455

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Rana
Launch date January 2011 December 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $210 $88
Place in performance rating 2428 2419
Price now $198.99 $38.99
Processor Number i7-2600S
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.47 20.92
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 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of threads 8
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 1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.35 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) 65 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)