Athlon II X2 245 vs Phenom II X6 1075T

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1075T and Athlon II X2 245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1845	2703
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.17	5.89
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.64	1.02
Architecture codename	Thuban (2010)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	21 September 2010 (14 years ago)	23 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$260	$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 245 has 3365% better value for money than Phenom II X6 1075T.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1075T 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	346 mm2	117 mm2
Number of transistors	904 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1075T 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	AM3	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1075T and Athlon II X2 245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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 Phenom II X6 1075T 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	2.16	0.70
Recency	21 September 2010	23 July 2009
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	2
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

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