Athlon X2 450 [in 1 benchmark]
AMD
Athlon X2 450
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- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Summary
AMD started AMD Athlon X2 450 sales 31 July 2014. This is Kaveri architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 28 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 3900 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is
AMD Socket FM2+
processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR3-1866 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
1.28%
of a leader’s which is AMD EPYC 7h22.
Athlon X2
450
vs
EPYC
7h22
General info
Athlon X2 450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance rating | 2245 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | |
| Release date | 31 July 2014 (8 years ago) |
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | of 5.8 (Core i9-13900K) |
| L1 cache | 128K | of 1536 (EPYC Embedded 3401) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | of 12 (Core 2 Quad Q9550) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | of 5 (Apple M1) |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 9 7950X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 450 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FM2+ | |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 450. You’ll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | + | |
| AVX | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies.
Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Athlon X2 450’s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | of 5200 (Ryzen 5 7600X) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5 (Core i9-12900K) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon X2 450. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
Athlon X2 450
1.28
- Passmark
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: 69%
Athlon X2 450
1295
Relative perfomance
Overall Athlon X2 450 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
AMD Athlon X2 340
101.56
Intel Pentium G640
100.78
Intel Pentium G6960
100
AMD Athlon X2 450
100
AMD Phenom X4 9100e
99.
22
Intel Pentium G630
99.22
Intel Celeron G555
98.44
Intel equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon X2 450 from Intel is Pentium G6960, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.
Pentium
G6960
Compare
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon X2 450:
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220
103.13
Intel Pentium G640
100.78
Intel Pentium G6960
100
AMD Athlon X2 450
100
Intel Pentium G630
99.
22
Intel Celeron G555
98.44
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
96.09
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Best GPUs for Athlon X2 450
These graphics cards are most commonly used with Athlon X2 450 according to our statistics, based on user self-reported PC configurations.
Radeon R7
240
11.8%
GeForce GT
630
11.8%
GeForce GTS
450
11.8%
GeForce GTX
650
11.8%
GeForce GTX
460
5.9%
GeForce GT
1030
5.9%
Radeon RX
550
5.9%
GeForce GTX
770
5.
9%
Radeon R9
270
5.9%
Radeon HD
6320
5.9%
User rating
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Questions and comments
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AMD Athlon X2 450 Review
The Athlon X2 450 is one of AMD’s entry-level Desktop processors. It was released in 2014 with 2 cores and 2 threads. With base clock at 3.5GHz, max speed at 3.9GHz, and a 65W power rating. The Athlon X2 450 is based on the Kaveri 28nm family and is part of the Athlon X2 series.
Athlon X2 450 is also the successor of AMD’s last gen Athlon X2 350 processor that was based on the Piledriver and 32nm process and was released in 2013.
AMD’s Steamroller series has landed, upping the ante with Intel in its high-stakes game for desktop PC market dominance with a well-rounded lineup of new chips that push mainstream platforms to higher core counts and more raw compute than we’ve ever seen. As a result, Intel’s commanding presence in the enthusiast space is threatened in a way we haven’t seen in over a decade.
As we’ve seen, gaming remains an advantage for Intel, so if squeezing out every last frame is all you care about, Intel’s processors are a good choice. Much of that performance advantage will be less noticeable when gaming at higher resolutions, or if you pair the processors with a lesser graphics card.
We stand by that assessment, but that won’t escape us from running a few up to date benchmarks. We’ll focus on gaming performance which should make life a little easier for Intel’s CPU.
For application performance you can refer back to our day-one coverage of the Core i3-4370 where the Athlon X2 350 was included. You can safely bet the 2.5% factory overclock isn’t going to make the Athlon X2 450 any more than about 1-2% faster than those figures.
Moving beyond games, it’s an easy win for the Core i3-4370. The Core i3 upgrade path on B85, C222, C224, C226, H81, H87, H97, Q87, Z87, Z97 motherboards, all support upcoming Haswell Refresh processors. So if you buy a nice B85, C222, C224, C226, H81, H87, H97, Q87, Z87, Z97 board now with the Core i3-4370, you’ll be able to slap a Kaveri processor on there later in the year, or whenever you deem it necessary.
The AMD Athlon X2 450 seems to be a decent performing chip that is readily available for $168.2 at your favorite retailer. The main competition for this processor is the Core i3-4370 2-Core unlocked desktop processor with Intel HD Graphics 4600 graphics ($242 shipped).
The Athlon X2 450 clocks up to 3.
9Ghz just as it promises on the box, and with AMD’s software you can take one of the cores all the way up to 4GHz. However, don’t expect to get much beyond that without seriously upgrading your cooling solution and manually tweaking voltages behind the operating system level.
That said, to squeeze out all the potential of this surprisingly potent entry-level chip, you’ll want (and need) to splurge on an enthusiast-grade A75, A78, A88X motherboard.
AMD arms Athlon X2 450 with a 3.5 GHz base frequency that jumps as high as 3.9 GHz under lightly-threaded tasks. The Athlon X2 450 also offers a 3.5 GHz clock rate with all cores active. Meanwhile, Intel keeps its Core i3-4370 operating at a static 3.8 GHz clock rate.
Below is a comparison of all graphics cards average FPS performance (using an average of 80+ games at ultra quality settings), combined with the AMD Athlon X2 450.
Athlon X2 450 processor [in 1 benchmark]
AMD
Athlon X2 450
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Description
AMD started AMD Athlon X2 450 sales 31 July 2014.
This is Kaveri architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads and is manufactured in 28nm process technology, the maximum frequency is 3900 MHz, multiplier unlocked.
This is a socket processor in terms of compatibility.
AMD Socket FM2+
with a TDP of 65W and a maximum temperature of 72°C. It supports DDR3-1866 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
1.28%
from the leader, which is AMD EPYC 7h22.
Athlon X2
450
vs
EPYC
7h22
General information
Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of the Athlon X2 450, as well as when sales started and cost at that time.
| Performance rating | 2245 | |
| Type | 0060 | of 1536 (EPYC Embeded 3401) |
| CASH 2nd level | 1 MB (total) | of 12 (Core 2 QUAD Q9550) | 28 nm | of 5 (Apple M1) |
| Crystal size | 245 mm 2 | |
| Maximum body temperature (TCASE)0059 |
RAM support
Types, maximum size and channels of RAM supported by Athlon X2 450.
Higher memory frequencies may be supported depending on the motherboard.
| RAM | DDR3-1866 | of 5200 (Ryzen 5 7600x) |
periphery
Athlon X2 450 supported peripherals and how to connect them. nine0005
| CHILDER PCI Express | 3.0 | of 5 (Core i9-12900K) |
Tests in the benchmarks
These are the results of the Athlon X2 450 performance tests in non-gaming benchmarks. The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest processor at the moment.
Overall performance in tests
This is our overall performance rating. We regularly improve our algorithms, but if you find any inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in the comments section, we usually fix problems quickly. nine0005
Athlon X2 450
1.28
- Passmark
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widely used benchmark that consists of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point calculations, extended instruction tests, compression, encryption, and game physics calculations.
Also includes a separate single-threaded test.
Benchmark coverage: 69%
nine0003 Athlon X2 450
1295
Relative capacity
Athlon X2 450 overall performance compared to its nearest competitor desktop processors.
AMD Athlon X2 340
101.56
Intel Pentium G640
100.78
Intel Pentium G6960
100
AMD Athlon X2 450
100
AMD Phenom X4 9100e
99.22
Intel Pentium G630
99.22
Intel Celeron G555
98.44
Competitor from Intel
We believe that the closest competitor of Athlon X2 450 from Intel is Pentium G6960, which is approximately equal in speed and 1 position lower in our rating.
Pentium
G6960
Compare
Here are some of Intel’s closest competitors to the Athlon X2 450:
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220
103.
13
Intel Pentium G640
100.78
Intel Pentium G6960
100
AMD Athlon X2 450
100
Intel Pentium G630
99.22
Intel Celeron G555
98.44
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
96.09
Other processors
Here we recommend several processors that are more or less similar in performance to the one considered.
Pentium
G630
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Pentium
G640
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Athlon X2
340
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A4
5300
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Athlon
5150
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A4
4000
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Recommended video cards
According to our statistics, these video cards are most often used with Athlon X2 450:
Radeon R7
nine0040 240
11.
8%
GeForce GT
630
11.8%
GeForce GTS
450
11.8%
GeForce GTX
650
11.8%
GeForce GTX
460
5.9%
GeForce GT
1030
5.9%
Radeon RX
550
5.9%
GeForce GTX
770
5.9%
Radeon R9
270
nine0004
5.9%
Radeon HD
6320
5.9%
User rating
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Tips and comments
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AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD E-450: What is the difference?
23 BALLLA
AMD Athlon II X2 270
28 BALLLA
AMD E-450
Winter when comparing
VS
66 facts compared to
AMD Athlon II X2 270 9000
AMD E-450 Is Athlon II X2 270 better than AMD E-450?
- 2x higher CPU speed? nine0710 2 x 3.4GHz vs 2 x 1.7GHz
- 533MHz higher memory speed?
1866MHz vs 1333MHz - Is 8nm semiconductor smaller?
32nm vs 40nm - 1MB more L2 cache?
2MB vs 1MB - 2.
48x higher PassMark score?
1966 vs 793 - 1 newer PCI Express (PCIe) version?
2 vs 1 - 128KB more L1 cache?
256KB vs 128KB - 0.5MB/core more L2 cache per core?
Why is AMD E-450 better than AMD Athlon II X2 270?
- 47W below TDP?
18W vs 65W - Does it have integrated graphics?
- 20.0 higher performance per watt?
85.0 vs 65.0
Which comparisons are the most popular? nine0021
AMD Athlon II X2 270
VS
Intel Core i3-3220
AMD E-450
VS
Intel Core i3-2367M
AMD ATHLON II X2 270 9000 9000 VS 9000 VS 9000 VS 9000 VS 9000 AMD PHA
AMD E-450
VS
Intel Core i3-2102
AMD ATHLON II X2 270
VS
AMD Phenom II X4 955
AMD E-450 9000 9000 9000 VS
Intel Core I3220 9
AMD Athlon II X2 270
VS
Intel Core i3-2105
AMD E-450
VS
Intel Core i3-4330
AMD Athlon II X2 270
VS
Intel Core i3-31110M
AMD E-40002 AMD E-40002 AMD E-40002 AMD E-40002 AMD E-40002 AMD E-40002 AMD E-40002 AMD E-40002 vs
Intel Core i5-2450M
AMD Athlon II X2 270
vs
AMD Sempron 2650
AMD E-450
vs
Intel Core i3-2120
AMD Athlon II X2 270
vs
AMD A4-9125
AMD E-450
vs
AMD E-350
AMD Athlon II X2 270
vs
Intel Core i5-4440
AMD E-450
vs
Intel Celeron N3350
AMD Athlon II X2 270
vs
Intel Core i5-2450M
AMD E-450
VS
Intel Core i3-2100
AMD ATHLON II X2 270
VS
AMD AMD
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cpu speed
2 x 3.4GHz
2 x 1.7GHz
cpu speed indicates how many processing cycles per second a processor can perform, given all its cores (processors). It is calculated by adding the clock speeds of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors, each group of cores.
processor thread
More threads result in better performance and better multitasking. nine0005
turbo clock speed
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
When the processor is running below its limits, it can jump to a higher clock speed to increase performance.
Unlocked
✖AMD Athlon II X2 270
✖AMD E-450
Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier and can be easily overclocked for better performance in games and other applications.
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L2 Cache
More L2 scratchpad memory results in faster results in CPU and system performance tuning.
L3 cache
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
More L3 scratchpad memory results in faster results in CPU and system performance tuning. nine0005
L1 cache
More L1 cache results in faster results in CPU and system performance tuning.
L2 core
1MB/core
0.5MB/core
More data can be stored in L2 scratchpad for access by each processor core.
L3 core
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
More data can be stored in L3 scratchpad for access by each processor core.
Geotagging
PassMark result
This benchmark measures CPU performance using multithreading.
PassMark result (single)
This benchmark measures processor performance using a thread of execution.
Geekbench 5 result (multi-core)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures multi-core processor performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2022)
Cinebench R20 result (multi-core)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark that measures the performance of a multi-core processor by rendering a 3D scene. nine0005
Cinebench R20 result (single core)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
Cinebench R20 is a test to evaluate the performance of a single core processor when rendering a 3D scene.
Geekbench 5 result (single core)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures the single-core performance of a processor. (Source: Primate Labs, 2022)
Blender test result (bmw27)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
The Blender benchmark (bmw27) measures CPU performance by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render a scene in a shorter time. nine0005
Blender (classroom) result
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
The Blender (classroom) benchmark measures CPU performance by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render a scene in a shorter time.
performance per watt
This means that the processor is more efficient, giving more performance per watt of power used. nine0005
Integrated graphics
GPU clock speed
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
508MHz
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
Turbo GPU
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
600MHz
When the GPU is running below its limits, it can jump to a higher clock speed to increase performance. nine0005
GPU actuators
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
A graphics processing unit (GPU) with more execution units can provide better graphics.
monitor support
Unknown. Help us offer a price.
(AMD Athlon II X2 270)
By using multiple displays, you can expand your workspace, making it easier to work across multiple applications. nine0005
DirectX version
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
DirectX is used in games with a new version that supports better graphics.
OpenGL version
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
The newer version of OpenGL, the better graphics quality in games.
OpenCL version
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Some applications use OpenCL to use the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions are more functional and better quality.
textured units (TMUs)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
TMUs take texture units and map them to the geometric layout of the 3D scene.
More TMUs generally means texture information is processed faster. nine0005
ROPs imaging units
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, such as writing the final pixel data to memory and for performing other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the appearance of graphics.
Memory
RAM speed
1866MHz
1333MHz
Can support faster memory which speeds up system performance.
maximum memory bandwidth
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
10.6GB/s
This is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored in memory.
DDR version
DDR (Dynamic Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate) is the most common type of main memory.
New versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy efficient. nine0005
memory channels
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
More memory channels increase the speed of data transfer between memory and processor.
maximum memory
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Maximum amount of memory (RAM).
bus baud rate
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
The bus is responsible for transferring data between various components of a computer or device.
Supports memory debug code
✖AMD Athlon II X2 270
✖AMD E-450
Memory debug code can detect and repair data corruption. It is used when necessary to avoid distortion, such as in scientific computing or when starting a server.
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eMMC version
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
A newer version of eMMC — built-in flash memory card — speeds up the memory interface, has a positive effect on device performance, for example, when transferring files from a computer to internal memory via USB.
bus frequency
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
The bus is responsible for transferring data between various components of a computer or device
Functions
uses multithreading
from Intel or Simultaneous Multithreading from AMD) delivers faster performance by dividing each physical processor core into logical cores, also known as threads. Thus, each core can run two instruction streams at the same time. nine0005
Has AES
✖AMD Athlon II X2 270
✖AMD E-450
AES is used to speed up encryption and decryption.
Has AVX
✖AMD Athlon II X2 270
✖AMD E-450
AVX is used to help speed up calculations in multimedia, scientific and financial applications, and to improve the performance of the Linux RAID program.
SSE version
SSE is used to speed up multimedia tasks such as editing images or adjusting audio volume. Each new version contains new instructions and improvements. nine0005
Has F16C
✖AMD Athlon II X2 270
✖AMD E-450
F16C is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting image contrast or adjusting volume.
bits transmitted at the same time
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Athlon II X2 270)
Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD E-450)
NEON provides faster media processing such as MP3 listening. nine0005
Has MMX
✔AMD Athlon II X2 270
✔AMD E-450
MMX is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting image contrast or adjusting volume.