Intel Core i7-5775R vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-5775R and AMD Athlon II X2 245e 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).

Intel Core i7-5775R

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5775R

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2259 vs 1182
6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7533 vs 1171
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3895 vs 2805

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2259 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark	7533 vs 1171
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3895 vs 2805

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1727 vs 984

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1727 vs 984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-5775R
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2259

1182

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7533

1171

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

984

1727

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3895

2805

Name	Intel Core i7-5775R	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark	2259	1182
PassMark - CPU mark	7533	1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	984	1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3895	2805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	98.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.67
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1180
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1180
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1673

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-5775R	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Regor
Launch date	Q2'15	May 2010
Place in performance rating	1712	1704
Processor Number	i7-5775R
Series	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$80
Value for money (0-100)		6.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.86 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333/1600/1866 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x1622
eDRAM	128 MB
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
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
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	FCBGA1364	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCA 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)