AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Intel Core i5-2400

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Intel Core i5-2400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Intel Core i5-2400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 50% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3599 vs 1578
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25090 vs 3871
2.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6140 vs 2247

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs January 2011
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3599 vs 1578
PassMark - CPU mark	25090 vs 3871
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6140 vs 2247

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400

131072x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
393216x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3599

1578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25090

3871

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6140

2247

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Core i5-2400
PassMark - Single thread mark	3599	1578
PassMark - CPU mark	25090	3871
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6140	2247
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.139

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Core i5-2400
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	January 2011
Place in performance rating	523	2631
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$83.99
Processor Number		i5-2400
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		20.89
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	178 mm²	216 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	25,000 million	1160 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x102
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 2000
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)