AMD A4-3420 vs Intel Core i5-2400S

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3420 and Intel Core i5-2400S 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, 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 i5-2400S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3420

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later

Launch date	December 2011 vs January 2011

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1472 vs 1113
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3155 vs 1054
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 599 vs 345
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1790 vs 612

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1472 vs 1113
PassMark - CPU mark	3155 vs 1054
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	599 vs 345
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1790 vs 612

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1113

1472

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

3155

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

345

599

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

612

1790

Name	AMD A4-3420	Intel Core i5-2400S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1113	1472
PassMark - CPU mark	1054	3155
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	345	599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	612	1790
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		60.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.556

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3420	Intel Core i5-2400S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	December 2011	January 2011
Place in performance rating	2631	2644
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$141
Price now		$65.70
Processor Number		i5-2400S
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		22.24
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	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1160 million
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°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	65 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