AMD A10 PRO-7850B vs Intel Core i5-2450P

Comparative analysis of AMD A10 PRO-7850B and Intel Core i5-2450P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Intel Core i5-2450P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.50 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

Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2450P

Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 72.40°C
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1679 vs 1572
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4203 vs 3453
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3268 vs 2445
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9180 vs 6048

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 72.40°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1679 vs 1572
PassMark - CPU mark	4203 vs 3453
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3268 vs 2445
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9180 vs 6048

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10 PRO-7850B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2450P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1572

1679

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3453

4203

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2445

3268

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6048

9180

Name	AMD A10 PRO-7850B	Intel Core i5-2450P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1572	1679
PassMark - CPU mark	3453	4203
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2445	3268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6048	9180
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	299.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	87.568

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10 PRO-7850B	Intel Core i5-2450P
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD785BXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	725	759
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		January 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$215
Price now		$89.99
Processor Number		i5-2450P
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		20.11
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.20 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz
iGPU core count	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)