AMD A10-9620P vs Intel Core i5-2450M

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-9620P and Intel Core i5-2450M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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).

AMD A10-9620P

Intel Core i5-2450M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9620P

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2521 vs 2082

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2017 vs 2 November 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2521 vs 2082

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2450M

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 90 °C
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1286 vs 1261
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 520 vs 384
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1118 vs 1040

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 90 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1286 vs 1261
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	520 vs 384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1118 vs 1040

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-9620P
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2450M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1261

1286

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2521

2082

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

384

520

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1040

1118

Name	AMD A10-9620P	Intel Core i5-2450M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1261	1286
PassMark - CPU mark	2521	2082
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	384	520
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1040	1118
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	887
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4373
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	887
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		20.867
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.695

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-9620P	Intel Core i5-2450M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 January 2017	2 November 2011
Place in performance rating	1805	2929
Series	Bristol Ridge	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$88.02
Processor Number		i5-2450M
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.36
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	250 mm	149 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	624 Million
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		128 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported		FCBGA1023, PPGA988
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID		0x116
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi 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)