AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Core i5-2400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X4 845

Intel Core i5-2400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
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
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1679 vs 1580
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.853 vs 2.995
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 11.946 vs 9.378
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.237 vs 4.139

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1679 vs 1580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853 vs 2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946 vs 9.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237 vs 4.139

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 71.30°C
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3867 vs 3797
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 665 vs 516
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2147 vs 1548
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.364 vs 0.244

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 71.30°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3867 vs 3797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	665 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2147 vs 1548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.364 vs 0.244

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1679

1580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3797

3867

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

665

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

2147

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.853

2.995

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

11.946

9.378

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.244

0.364

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.237

4.139

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Core i5-2400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1679	1580
PassMark - CPU mark	3797	3867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	2147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853	2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946	9.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244	0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237	4.139
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.721

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Core i5-2400
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2616	2621
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$83.99
Processor Number		i5-2400
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		20.89
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.10 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.40 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)
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	LGA1155
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)