Athlon II X2 245 vs Athlon X4 750

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 750 and Athlon II X2 245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2068	2701
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.89
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.40	1.01
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	October 2013 (11 years ago)	23 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 750 and Athlon II X2 245 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	192K	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	246 mm2	117 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 750 and Athlon II X2 245 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 750 and Athlon II X2 245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 750 and Athlon II X2 245 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 750 and Athlon II X2 245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-1866

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 750 and Athlon II X2 245.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.68	0.71
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm

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