Athlon X2 4450e vs Athlon II X3 445

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 445 and Athlon X2 4450e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2386not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.15no data
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$91no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 445 and Athlon X2 4450e 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size169 mm2126 mm2
Number of transistors300 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 445 and Athlon X2 4450e 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
SocketAM3AM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 445 and Athlon X2 4450e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 445 and Athlon X2 4450e.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

Athlon II X3 445 294
+29.5%
Athlon X2 4450e 227

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.

Athlon II X3 445 644
+53.3%
Athlon X2 4450e 420

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon II X3 445 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X2 4450e, on the other hand, has 111.1% lower power consumption.

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