i5-11400F vs Athlon II X3 450

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 450
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.17
Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.70
+815%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by a whopping 815% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 450 and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2374734
Place by popularitynot in top-10030
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.8939.22
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.1615.57
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-11400F has 702% better value for money than Athlon II X3 450.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 450 and Core i5-11400F 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads312
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size169 mm2276 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 450 and Core i5-11400F 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
SocketAM31200
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 450 and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 450 and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 450 and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 450 and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 450 and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Athlon II X3 450 1.17
i5-11400F 10.70
+815%

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.

Athlon II X3 450 1858
i5-11400F 17003
+815%

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 450 304
i5-11400F 1980
+551%

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 450 749
i5-11400F 7597
+914%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.17 10.70
Recency 21 September 2010 16 March 2021
Physical cores 3 6
Threads 3 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-11400F has a 814.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 450 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X3 450 and Core i5-11400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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