AMD A4-4000 vs Intel Core i5-2405S

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4000 and Intel Core i5-2405S 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), 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).

AMD A4-4000

Intel Core i5-2405S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4000

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	June 2013 vs May 2011
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2405S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1478 vs 1137
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3224 vs 1152
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 615 vs 359
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1870 vs 525

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1478 vs 1137
PassMark - CPU mark	3224 vs 1152
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	615 vs 359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1870 vs 525

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4000
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2405S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1137

1478

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1152

3224

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

359

615

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

525

1870

Name	AMD A4-4000	Intel Core i5-2405S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1137	1478
PassMark - CPU mark	1152	3224
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	359	615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	525	1870
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2.86
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.385
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4280

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-4000	Intel Core i5-2405S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	June 2013	May 2011
Place in performance rating	2135	2124
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$472
Price now		$164.40
Processor Number		i5-2405S
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.07
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3 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	FM2	LGA1155, FCLGA1155
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		0x112
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 3000
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