Intel Core i7-6850K vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-6850K and AMD Athlon II X2 245e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i7-6850K

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6850K

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 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 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
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2401 vs 1182
9.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11424 vs 1171
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5955 vs 2805

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2016 vs May 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2401 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark	11424 vs 1171
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5955 vs 2805

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1727 vs 992

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1727 vs 992

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-6850K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2401

1182

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11424

1171

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

992

1727

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5955

2805

Name	Intel Core i7-6850K	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark	2401	1182
PassMark - CPU mark	11424	1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	992	1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5955	2805
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3926
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.896
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	80.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.838
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	10.813

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-6850K	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell E	Regor
Launch date	May 2016	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	$80
Place in performance rating	1719	1706
Price now	$549.99	$80
Processor Number	i7-6850K
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.70	6.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
Die size		117 mm
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2400/2133	DDR3
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)