Intel Core i5-2300 vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2300 and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1429 vs 652
  • 6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3436 vs 545
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2011 vs January 2001
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.10 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1429 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark 3436 vs 545

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3400+

  • Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1429
652
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3436
545
Name Intel Core i5-2300 AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1429 652
PassMark - CPU mark 3436 545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 603
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1959
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 59.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.695

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-2300 AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Clawhammer
Launch date January 2011 January 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $168
Place in performance rating 2779 2772
Price now $79.99
Processor Number i5-2300
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 19.67
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm 193 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 130 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.10 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1160 million 105 million

Memory

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

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

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported LGA1155 754
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 89 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0

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)