AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G vs Intel Core i5-2450P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G and Intel Core i5-2450P 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95° C vs 72.6°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2564 vs 1679
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11315 vs 4203
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95° C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2564 vs 1679
PassMark - CPU mark 11315 vs 4203

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2450P

  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2450P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2564
1679
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11315
4203
Name AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G Intel Core i5-2450P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2564 1679
PassMark - CPU mark 11315 4203
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9180

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G Intel Core i5-2450P

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q3'2020 January 2012
Place in performance rating 886 842
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $215
Price now $89.99
Processor Number i5-2450P
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 20.11

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.20 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 95° C 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Transistor count 9800 million 1160 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1700 MHz
Number of pipelines 384
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000)
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP6 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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

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

Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)