Athlon II X3 445 vs A10-4600M

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Aggregate performance score

A10-4600M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.22
+6.1%
Athlon II X3 445
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.15

A10-4600M outperforms Athlon II X3 445 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-4600M and Athlon II X3 445 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23362386
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.01
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.301.15
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Rana (2009−2011)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)11 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$91

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-4600M and Athlon II X3 445 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache192 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2169 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A10-4600M and Athlon II X3 445 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFS1r2AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4600M and Athlon II X3 445. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4600M and Athlon II X3 445 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4600M and Athlon II X3 445. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660G (497 - 686 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-4600M and Athlon II X3 445.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-4600M 1.22
+6.1%
Athlon II X3 445 1.15

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-4600M 1938
+6.1%
Athlon II X3 445 1826

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-4600M 343
+16.7%
Athlon II X3 445 294

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-4600M 728
+13%
Athlon II X3 445 644

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 1.15
Recency 15 May 2012 11 May 2010
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

A10-4600M has a 6.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A10-4600M and Athlon II X3 445.

Be aware that A10-4600M is a notebook processor while Athlon II X3 445 is a desktop one.


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