AMD A4-3420 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3420 and Intel Core i5-2400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 A4-3420

Intel Core i5-2400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3420

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	December 2011 vs January 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1580 vs 1113
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3866 vs 1054
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 665 vs 345
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2147 vs 612

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1580 vs 1113
PassMark - CPU mark	3866 vs 1054
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	665 vs 345
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2147 vs 612

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3420
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1113

1580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

3866

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

345

665

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

612

2147

Name	AMD A4-3420	Intel Core i5-2400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1113	1580
PassMark - CPU mark	1054	3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	345	665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	612	2147
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.139

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3420	Intel Core i5-2400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	December 2011	January 2011
Place in performance rating	2634	2621
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$83.99
Processor Number		i5-2400
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		20.89
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1160 million
Base frequency		3.10 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 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 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring