Athlon II X4 645 vs i7-2600

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2600
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
3.37
+128%
Athlon II X4 645
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.48

Core i7-2600 outperforms Athlon II X4 645 by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2600 and Athlon II X4 645 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15752167
Place by popularity62not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.583.30
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.361.47
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)21 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$247$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X4 645 has 469% better value for money than i7-2600.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2600 and Athlon II X4 645 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size216 mm2169 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2600 and Athlon II X4 645 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
SocketLGA1155AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2600 and Athlon II X4 645. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2600 and Athlon II X4 645 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2600 and Athlon II X4 645 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 i7-2600 and Athlon II X4 645. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.35 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2600 and Athlon II X4 645 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2600 and Athlon II X4 645.

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.

i7-2600 3.37
+128%
Athlon II X4 645 1.48

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.

i7-2600 5346
+127%
Athlon II X4 645 2351

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.

i7-2600 612
+91.3%
Athlon II X4 645 320

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.

i7-2600 2050
+112%
Athlon II X4 645 969

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.37 1.48
Recency 9 January 2011 21 September 2010
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

i7-2600 has a 127.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 645 in performance tests.


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