AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i5-1240U

The AMD Athlon II X3 450 operates with 3 cores and 3 CPU threads. It run at -- base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 95 W.The processor is attached to the AM3 CPU socket. This version includes -- of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1333 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Rana Architecture is enhanced with 45 nm technology and supports AMD-V. The product was launched on Q3/2010

The Intel Core i5-1240U operates with 10 cores and 3 CPU threads. It run at 1.10 GHz (4.40 GHz) base 0.80 GHz (3.30 GHz) all cores while the TDP is set at 9 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1744 CPU socket. This version includes 12.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 RAM and features 4.0 PCIe Gen 28 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C. In particular, Alder Lake U Architecture is enhanced with 10 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q1/2022