AMD A10-4600M vs Intel Core i5-2515E

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-4600M and Intel Core i5-2515E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10-4600M

Intel Core i5-2515E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-4600M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1934 vs 1882

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 May 2012 vs February 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1934 vs 1882

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2515E

Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1189 vs 1077

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189 vs 1077

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-4600M
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2515E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1077

1189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1934

1882

Name	AMD A10-4600M	Intel Core i5-2515E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1077	1189
PassMark - CPU mark	1934	1882
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.896
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3279
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3279

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-4600M	Intel Core i5-2515E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	15 May 2012	February 2011
Place in performance rating	2061	2073
Series	AMD A-Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i5-2515E
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	149 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1303 Million	624 million
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		100 C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.6 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1r2	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)