Intel Core i5-2310 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2310 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 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, 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 i5-2310

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1492 vs 475
  • 8.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3659 vs 421
  • Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1977 vs 1074
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2011 vs October 2007
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1492 vs 475
PassMark - CPU mark 3659 vs 421
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1977 vs 1074

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1101 vs 621
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1101 vs 621

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2310
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1492
475
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3659
421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
621
1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1977
1074
Name Intel Core i5-2310 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
PassMark - Single thread mark 1492 475
PassMark - CPU mark 3659 421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 621 1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1977 1074
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 69.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.078

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-2310 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Windsor
Launch date May 2011 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $150
Place in performance rating 2571 2576
Price now $79.98
Processor Number i5-2310
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 20.38
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.90 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm 230 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 73 °C
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1160 million 227 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 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 45 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)