i5-750 vs Athlon X4 750K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 750K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
+13.3%

Athlon X4 750K outperforms Core i5-750 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 750K and Core i5-750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20002087
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.15
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataCore i5 (Desktop)
Power efficiency1.711.58
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)8 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 750K and Core i5-750 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data2500 MHz
L1 cache192K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 750K and Core i5-750 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
SocketFM2FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i5-750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Athlon X4 750K and Core i5-750 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i5-750 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i5-750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i5-750.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 X4 750K 1.87
+13.3%
i5-750 1.65

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 X4 750K 2861
+13%
i5-750 2531

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 X4 750K 443
+5.5%
i5-750 420

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 X4 750K 1013
i5-750 1166
+15.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 1.65
Recency 2 October 2012 8 September 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon X4 750K has a 13.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

i5-750, on the other hand, has 5.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 750K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-750 in performance tests.


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