Athlon II X4 651K vs i5-750
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2056 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.16 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Series | Core i5 (Desktop) | no data |
Architecture codename | Lynnfield (2009−2010) | Llano (2011−2012) |
Release date | 8 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 14 November 2011 (12 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $150 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
Bus rate | 2500 MHz | no data |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 296 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 774 million | 1,178 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K 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 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | FM1 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K 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 i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K are enumerated here.
AMD-V | - | + |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K.
PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 8 September 2009 | 14 November 2011 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 Watt |
i5-750 has 5.3% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X4 651K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-750 and Athlon II X4 651K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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