Intel Core i7-870S vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-870S and AMD Athlon II X2 245e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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.

Intel Core i7-870S

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870S

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1182
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2765 vs 1171

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2010 vs May 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark	2765 vs 1171

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Around 82% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 82 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 82 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-870S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1182

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2765

1171

Name	Intel Core i7-870S	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1182
PassMark - CPU mark	2765	1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2805

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-870S	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Regor
Launch date	July 2010	May 2010
Place in performance rating	1711	1703
Processor Number	i7-870S
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ 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	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	296 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	774 million	410 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1156	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt	45 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
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)