AMD Athlon 5350 vs Intel Core i7-2600S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5350 and Intel Core i7-2600S 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5350

  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69.1°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
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.011 vs 1.726
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 69.1°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 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.011 vs 1.726

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600S

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1733 vs 700
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4625 vs 1785
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 693 vs 245
  • 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2287 vs 796
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.689 vs 3.385
  • 8.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 63.192 vs 7.63
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.459 vs 0.175
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.081 vs 1.821
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1733 vs 700
PassMark - CPU mark 4625 vs 1785
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 693 vs 245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2287 vs 796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.689 vs 3.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 63.192 vs 7.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.459 vs 0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.081 vs 1.821

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5350
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2600S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
700
1733
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1785
4625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
245
693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
796
2287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.385
3.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.63
63.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.175
0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.011
1.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.821
4.081
Name AMD Athlon 5350 Intel Core i7-2600S
PassMark - Single thread mark 700 1733
PassMark - CPU mark 1785 4625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 245 693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 796 2287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.385 3.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.63 63.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.175 0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.011 1.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.821 4.081
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

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 5350 Intel Core i7-2600S

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD5350JAHMBOX
OPN Tray AD5350JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2359 2343
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) $210
Price now $198.99
Processor Number i7-2600S
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.47

Performance

Base frequency 2.05 GHz 2.80 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 69.1°C
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3.80 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 1.35 GHz
iGPU core count 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R3 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x102
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 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 65 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)