Athlon X2 4450e vs Core i5-2300

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2300 and Athlon X2 4450e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1800	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.28	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$168	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2300 and Athlon X2 4450e 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	216 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2300 and Athlon X2 4450e 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	1155	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2300 and Athlon X2 4450e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2300 and Athlon X2 4450e are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2300 and Athlon X2 4450e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD 2000

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2300 and Athlon X2 4450e.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt

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