AMD A4-5050 vs Intel Core i5-2415M

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5050 and Intel Core i5-2415M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 A4-5050

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 13.5 Watt vs 35 Watt
Launch date 1 February 2014 vs 20 February 2011
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2415M

  • Around 87% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.55 GHz
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1198 vs 538
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1932 vs 1328
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 1.55 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1198 vs 538
PassMark - CPU mark 1932 vs 1328

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5050
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2415M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
538
1198
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1328
1932
Name AMD A4-5050 Intel Core i5-2415M
PassMark - Single thread mark 538 1198
PassMark - CPU mark 1328 1932
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 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 A4-5050 Intel Core i5-2415M

Essentials

Architecture codename Kabini Sandy Bridge
Launch date 1 February 2014 20 February 2011
Place in performance rating 2899 2969
Series AMD A-Series Intel Core i5
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm 149 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 90 °C
Maximum frequency 1.55 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 1178 million 624 Million
L3 cache 3072 KB

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FT3 BGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13.5 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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™)