Intel Pentium G645 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G645 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G645

AMD Athlon II X2 245

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1337 vs 1150
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1418 vs 1110
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 489 vs 357
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 878 vs 648

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs July 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1337 vs 1150
PassMark - CPU mark	1418 vs 1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878 vs 648

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G645
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1337

1150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1418

1110

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

489

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

648

Name	Intel Pentium G645	AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark	1337	1150
PassMark - CPU mark	1418	1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878	648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.806

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G645	AMD Athlon II X2 245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	September 2012	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$35
Place in performance rating	2595	2597
Price now	$95	$34.95
Processor Number	G645
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.01	13.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)