AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Core i5-2400S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Core i5-2400S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X4 740

Intel Core i5-2400S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.815 vs 3.556

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815 vs 3.556

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400S

Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1468 vs 1355
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3172 vs 2637
Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 599 vs 452
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1790 vs 1215
Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.309 vs 0.217

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1468 vs 1355
PassMark - CPU mark	3172 vs 2637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	599 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1790 vs 1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.309 vs 0.217

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2400S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1468

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2637

3172

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

599

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1790

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.217

0.309

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.815

3.556

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Core i5-2400S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	1468
PassMark - CPU mark	2637	3172
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	1790
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217	0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815	3.556
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		60.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.395

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Core i5-2400S
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2642	2657
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$141
Price now		$65.70
Processor Number		i5-2400S
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		22.24
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.50 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Transistor count		1160 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)