AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i5-2405S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and Intel Core i5-2405S 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.

AMD Athlon X4 870K

Intel Core i5-2405S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1478
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 3224

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558 vs 1478
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 3224

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2405S

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 615 vs 532
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1870 vs 1619

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	615 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1870 vs 1619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2405S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1478

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

3224

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

615

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

1870

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i5-2405S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1478
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	3224
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	1870

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i5-2405S
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2127	2109
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$472
Price now		$164.40
Processor Number		i5-2405S
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.07
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 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
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, FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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		0x112
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 3000
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)