AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-2400S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Core i5-2400S 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X4 845

Intel Core i5-2400S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°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
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1678 vs 1468
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3799 vs 3155
Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.853 vs 2.484
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.237 vs 3.556

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1678 vs 1468
PassMark - CPU mark	3799 vs 3155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853 vs 2.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237 vs 3.556

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400S

Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 599 vs 516
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1790 vs 1548
5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 60.606 vs 11.946
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.309 vs 0.244

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	599 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1790 vs 1548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	60.606 vs 11.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.309 vs 0.244

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1678

1468

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3799

3155

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

599

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

1790

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.853

2.484

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

11.946

60.606

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.244

0.309

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.237

3.556

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Core i5-2400S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1678	1468
PassMark - CPU mark	3799	3155
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	1790
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853	2.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946	60.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244	0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237	3.556
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.395

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Core i5-2400S
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2631	2645
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	3.5 GHz	2.50 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 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)
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)		65 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)