Intel Core i5-2380P vs AMD Athlon II X4 600e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2380P and AMD Athlon II X4 600e 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).

Intel Core i5-2380P

AMD Athlon II X4 600e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2380P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1607 vs 913
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3797 vs 1795

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2012 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1607 vs 913
PassMark - CPU mark	3797 vs 1795

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2380P
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 600e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1607

913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3797

1795

Name	Intel Core i5-2380P	AMD Athlon II X4 600e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1607	913
PassMark - CPU mark	3797	1795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	681
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	63.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.134

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2380P	AMD Athlon II X4 600e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Propus
Launch date	January 2012	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$180	$130
Place in performance rating	2349	2379
Price now	$89.99	$130.23
Processor Number	i5-2380P
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	18.59	5.55
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
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	AM3
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)