AMD E1-6015 vs Intel Core i5-520UM

Comparative analysis of AMD E1-6015 and Intel Core i5-520UM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD E1-6015

Intel Core i5-520UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E1-6015

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

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-520UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2

Number of threads	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E1-6015
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-520UM

Name	AMD E1-6015	Intel Core i5-520UM
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	393
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	393
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	985
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2454
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.146
PassMark - Single thread mark		699
PassMark - CPU mark		908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1199
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2265

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E1-6015	Intel Core i5-520UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Beema	Arrandale
Family	AMD E1-Series for Notebooks
Launch date	Q2'15	4 January 2010
Place in performance rating	2258	2265
Processor Number	E1-6015	i5-520UM
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$241
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1400 MHz	1.07 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Maximum frequency		1.87 GHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR3L	DDR3 800
Maximum memory bandwidth		12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Processor graphics	Radeon R2 series	Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
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)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3b)	BGA1288
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		BGA 34mm x 28mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		18 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
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 64
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 interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)