AMD E1-1200 vs Intel Core i5-540UM

Comparative analysis of AMD E1-1200 and Intel Core i5-540UM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD E1-1200

Intel Core i5-540UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E1-1200

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	20 March 2012 vs 24 May 2010
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-540UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 43% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 40 nm
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 818 vs 431
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1002 vs 382

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	818 vs 431
PassMark - CPU mark	1002 vs 382

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E1-1200
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-540UM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

431

818

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

382

1002

Name	AMD E1-1200	Intel Core i5-540UM
PassMark - Single thread mark	431	818
PassMark - CPU mark	382	1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	122
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	0.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	199
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1447
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	199
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1447

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E1-1200	Intel Core i5-540UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zacate	Arrandale
Launch date	20 March 2012	24 May 2010
Place in performance rating	3201	2545
Series	AMD E-Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Processor Number		i5-540UM
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	2.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Base frequency		1.20 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	18 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		BGA 34mm x 28mm
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Graphics base frequency		166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max frequency		500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)