AMD Athlon PRO 200GE vs Intel Core i5-655K
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 200GE and Intel Core i5-655K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 200GE
- CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.6°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
- Around 50% 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: 35 Watt vs 73 Watt
- Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1768 vs 1446
- Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3816 vs 2017
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | June 2018 vs May 2010 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 72.6°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 32 nm |
| L1 cache | 192 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 73 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1768 vs 1446 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3816 vs 2017 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-655K
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
| Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
| Maximum frequency | 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 200GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-655K
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| Name | AMD Athlon PRO 200GE | Intel Core i5-655K |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1768 | 1446 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3816 | 2017 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 10.776 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 318.22 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.046 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 50.533 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 2510 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4869 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon PRO 200GE | Intel Core i5-655K | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen | Clarkdale |
| Family | AMD Athlon PRO Processors | |
| Launch date | June 2018 | May 2010 |
| OPN Tray | YD200BC6M2OFB | |
| OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
| Place in performance rating | 1206 | 1216 |
| Series | AMD Athlon PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Price now | $59.99 | |
| Processor Number | i5-655K | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 16.69 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
| Compute Cores | 5 | |
| Die size | 192 mm | 81 mm2 |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4096 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 72.6°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.46 GHz |
| Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
| Number of GPU cores | 3 | |
| Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
| Transistor count | 4800 million | 382 million |
| Unlocked | ||
| Bus Speed | 2.5 GT/s DMI | |
| VID voltage range | 0.6500V-1.4000V | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 1066/1333 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 16.38 GB | |
Graphics |
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| Graphics max frequency | 1000 MHz | |
| iGPU core count | 3 | |
| Processor graphics | Radeon Vega 3 Graphics | Intel HD Graphics |
| Graphics base frequency | 733 MHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1156 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 73 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
| PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 36-bit | |
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||