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.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G

Intel Core i5-2450P

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	782	759
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)