AMD A4-4355M vs Intel Core i5-2415M

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4355M and Intel Core i5-2415M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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 A4-4355M

Intel Core i5-2415M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4355M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 20 February 2011
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2415M

Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1213 vs 813
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1953 vs 806
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 442 vs 210
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 956 vs 313

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 96 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1213 vs 813
PassMark - CPU mark	1953 vs 806
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	442 vs 210
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956 vs 313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4355M
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2415M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

813

1213

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

806

1953

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

210

442

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

313

956

Name	AMD A4-4355M	Intel Core i5-2415M
PassMark - Single thread mark	813	1213
PassMark - CPU mark	806	1953
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	210	442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	313	956
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		27.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.871

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-4355M	Intel Core i5-2415M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 October 2012	20 February 2011
Place in performance rating	2945	2960
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Core i5
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	149 mm
L1 cache	96 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1303 Million	624 Million
L3 cache		3072 KB
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP2	BGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3