Athlon II X4 630 vs i5-760

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-760
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.66
+22.1%
Athlon II X4 630
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.36

Core i5-760 outperforms Athlon II X4 630 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-760 and Athlon II X4 630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20792248
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.146.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.651.35
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date18 July 2010 (14 years ago)16 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$230$63

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X4 630 has 4200% better value for money than i5-760.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-760 and Athlon II X4 630 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 speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size296 mm2169 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-760 and Athlon II X4 630 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
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-760 and Athlon II X4 630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i5-760 and Athlon II X4 630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-760 and Athlon II X4 630 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-760 and Athlon II X4 630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-760 and Athlon II X4 630.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

i5-760 1.66
+22.1%
Athlon II X4 630 1.36

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.

i5-760 2635
+22.2%
Athlon II X4 630 2157

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.

i5-760 452
+52.2%
Athlon II X4 630 297

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.

i5-760 1272
+42.6%
Athlon II X4 630 892

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 1.36
Recency 18 July 2010 16 September 2009

i5-760 has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.

The Core i5-760 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 630 in performance tests.


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