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AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Phenom II X2 545

The AMD Phenom II X2 545 is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 245 and is around 8% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD Phenom II X2 545 uses around 21% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 637 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II X2 245×AMD Phenom II X2 545+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM2+/AM3AM2+/AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.9 GHz3.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP65W80W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$14.60
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2009Q3 2009
# of Samples54493
CPU Value28.327.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)11363(-4.0%)1183(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1128(-7.7%)1222(0.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 245
1,128
AMD Phenom II X2 545
1,222
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 245
28.3
AMD Phenom II X2 545
27.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 245
1,136
AMD Phenom II X2 545
1,183
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II X2 245 AMD Phenom II X2 545
Max TDP65W80W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.