AMD Athlon X4 530 vs Intel Core i5-650

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 530 and Intel Core i5-650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 530

Intel Core i5-650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 530

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
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 73 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 73 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-650

Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 16.38 GB vs 16 GB
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 690
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2250 vs 1786

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369 vs 690
PassMark - CPU mark	2250 vs 1786

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 530
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

690

1369

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1786

2250

Name	AMD Athlon X4 530	Intel Core i5-650
PassMark - Single thread mark	690	1369
PassMark - CPU mark	1786	2250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		520
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1152
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.394

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 530	Intel Core i5-650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Clarkdale
OPN Tray	AD530XJAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2656	2669
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$35
Price now		$99.99
Processor Number		i5-650
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	None	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
Maximum frequency		3.46 GHz
Transistor count		382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
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
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 interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)