Intel Pentium G645 vs AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G645 and AMD Athlon X2 4450e 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

Intel Pentium G645

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1342 vs 1066
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1438 vs 867

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1342 vs 1066
PassMark - CPU mark	1438 vs 867

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1045 vs 489
Around 94% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1701 vs 878

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045 vs 489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701 vs 878

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G645
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1342

1066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1438

867

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

489

1045

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

1701

Name	Intel Pentium G645	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1342	1066
PassMark - CPU mark	1438	867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489	1045
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878	1701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G645	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2012	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	2595	2615
Price now	$95
Processor Number	G645
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.01
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	154 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066
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	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 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)