AMD Athlon 5350 vs Intel Core i5-2500K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5350 and Intel Core i5-2500K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 - 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon 5350

Intel Core i5-2500K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5350

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.385 vs 3.325
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.011 vs 1.818

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.385 vs 3.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.011 vs 1.818

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1699 vs 699
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4123 vs 1787
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 806 vs 245
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2657 vs 796
10.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 78.071 vs 7.63
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.384 vs 0.175
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.627 vs 1.821

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1699 vs 699
PassMark - CPU mark	4123 vs 1787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	806 vs 245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2657 vs 796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.071 vs 7.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.384 vs 0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.627 vs 1.821

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5350
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

699

1699

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1787

4123

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

245

806

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

796

2657

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.385

3.325

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.63

78.071

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.175

0.384

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.011

1.818

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.821

4.627

Name	AMD Athlon 5350	Intel Core i5-2500K
PassMark - Single thread mark	699	1699
PassMark - CPU mark	1787	4123
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	245	806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	796	2657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.385	3.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.63	78.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.175	0.384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.011	1.818
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.821	4.627
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	592
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3232
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	592
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3232
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1575

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5350	Intel Core i5-2500K
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5350JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5350JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2434	2439
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$289
Price now		$123.99
Processor Number		i5-2500K
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		15.38
Performance
Base frequency	2.05 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	72.6°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x112
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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)