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AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs Intel Core i5-4690K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2012
AMD Athlon II X2 340
AMD Athlon II X2 340
Released
Q2/2014
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Intel Core i5-4690K
Intel Core i5-4690K

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X2 340 or Intel Core i5-4690K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Intel Core i5-4690K has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 88 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1484 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 88 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 340 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    909 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1009 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    737 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    852 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    766 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    767 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1239 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    843 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-4690K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    419 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    547 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    543 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    780 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    961 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    61 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    296 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    349 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    340 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    287 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    195 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    684 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II (Trinity) left arrow Intel Core i 4000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 20
  • Shader
    left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-4690K and AMD Athlon II X2 340. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Core i5-4690K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 88 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X2 340 and AMD Athlon II X2 340, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Trinity left arrow Devils Canyon S
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    FM2 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q2/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Core i5-4690K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
77
AMD Athlon II X2 340
152
Intel Core i5-4690K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
126
AMD Athlon II X2 340
534
Intel Core i5-4690K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1518
AMD Athlon II X2 340
3597
Intel Core i5-4690K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2152
AMD Athlon II X2 340
11339
Intel Core i5-4690K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.86
AMD Athlon II X2 340
1.71
Intel Core i5-4690K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
1.71
AMD Athlon II X2 340
6.05
Intel Core i5-4690K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
1860
AMD Athlon II X2 340
7700
Intel Core i5-4690K

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