AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Quad Q8300
1.23
+3.4%

Core 2 Quad Q8300 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Athlon II X3 450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21922217
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.334.89
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Rana (2009−2011)
Release dateNovember 2008 (15 years old)21 September 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$45
Current price$51 $24 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 450 has 47% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q8300.

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Athlon II X3 450 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2169 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Athlon II X3 450 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
SocketLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Athlon II X3 450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Athlon II X3 450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Athlon II X3 450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Athlon II X3 450.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Core 2 Quad Q8300 1.23
+3.4%
Athlon II X3 450 1.19

Core 2 Quad Q8300 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Quad Q8300 1885
+3.5%
Athlon II X3 450 1822

Core 2 Quad Q8300 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 3% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Quad Q8300 312
Athlon II X3 450 326
+4.5%

Athlon II X3 450 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q8300 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Quad Q8300 871
+9%
Athlon II X3 450 799

Core 2 Quad Q8300 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 9% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Core 2 Quad Q8300 4000
+17.3%
Athlon II X3 450 3410

Core 2 Quad Q8300 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 17% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.23 1.19
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Athlon II X3 450. The differences in performance seem too small.


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