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).

 

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: 1214 vs 813
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1954 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 1214 vs 813
PassMark - CPU mark 1954 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
1214
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
806
1954
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 1214
PassMark - CPU mark 806 1954
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 2961
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