AMD Athlon II X2 340 VS Intel Core i5-3450

Comparing AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs Intel Core i5-3450

Comparison of video cards AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs Intel Core i5-3450 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Intel Core i5-3450

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More number of cores

4 2

2 times more threads

Top features of AMD Athlon II X2 340

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Higher clock speed

3.20 GHz 3.10 GHz

Around 3% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

3.60 GHz 3.50 GHz

Around 3 % better overclocked clock speed
Performance per watt

65 W 77 W

About 0.84 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Core i5-3450 AMD Athlon II X2 340

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i5-3450 and AMD Athlon II X2 340 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Core i5-3450 AMD Athlon II X2 340
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Core i5 AMD Athlon II
Generation	3 1
CPU group	Intel Core i 3000 AMD Athlon II (Trinity)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i5-3450 vs AMD Athlon II X2 340 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.10 GHz 3.20 GHz
CPU Cores	4 2
Turbo (1 Core)	3.50 GHz 3.60 GHz
CPU Threads	4 2
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i5-3450 and AMD Athlon II X2 340 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 2500 no iGPU
GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz No turbo
Execution units	6
Shader	48
Max. displays	3
Generation	7
DirectX Version	11.0
Technology	22 nm
Release date	Q2/2012

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i5-3450 and AMD Athlon II X2 340. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode / Encode No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i5-3450 and AMD Athlon II X2 340 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1600 DDR3-1600
Max. Memory	32 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 1
PCIe version	3.0
PCIe lanes	16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core i5-3450 and AMD Athlon II X2 340.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i5-3450 or AMD Athlon II X2 340? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	77 W 65 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i5-3450 and AMD Athlon II X2 340 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE3
L3-Cache	6.00 MB 1.00 MB
Architecture	Ivy Bridge S Trinity
Technology	22 nm 32 nm
Socket	LGA 1155 FM2
Release date	Q2/2012 Q4/2012