AMD A6-5345M vs Intel Core i5-480M

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5345M and Intel Core i5-480M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD A6-5345M

Intel Core i5-480M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5345M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x 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
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1294 vs 393
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1926 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 4 December 2010
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1294 vs 393
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1926 vs 845

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-480M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1144 vs 1094
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1325 vs 1122

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1144 vs 1094
PassMark - CPU mark	1325 vs 1122

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5345M
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-480M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1094

1144

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1122

1325

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1294

393

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1926

845

Name	AMD A6-5345M	Intel Core i5-480M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1094	1144
PassMark - CPU mark	1122	1325
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1294	393
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1926	845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		25.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.919

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5345M	Intel Core i5-480M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Arrandale
Launch date	23 May 2013	4 December 2010
Place in performance rating	2014	3045
Series	AMD A-Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$81
Price now		$80.60
Processor Number		i5-480M
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.79
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1178 million	382 million
Base frequency		2.66 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2400 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP2	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
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
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Graphics max frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)