Intel Core i7-930 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-930 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-930

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1271 vs 1150
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2963 vs 1110
  • Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 492 vs 357
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1965 vs 648
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2010 vs July 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1271 vs 1150
PassMark - CPU mark 2963 vs 1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1965 vs 648

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-930
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1271
1150
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2963
1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
492
357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1965
648
Name Intel Core i7-930 AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark 1271 1150
PassMark - CPU mark 2963 1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1965 648
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.989
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.177

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-930 AMD Athlon II X2 245

Essentials

Architecture codename Bloomfield Regor
Launch date February 2010 July 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $80 $35
Place in performance rating 2608 2597
Price now $59.99 $34.95
Processor Number i7-930
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 25.26 13.95
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2 117 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 731 million 410 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)