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).

Intel Core i7-930

AMD Athlon II X2 245

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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1269 vs 1150
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2969 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	1269 vs 1150
PassMark - CPU mark	2969 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

1269

1150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2969

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	1269	1150
PassMark - CPU mark	2969	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)