Intel Core i5-2380P vs AMD Phenom II X4 B97

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2380P and AMD Phenom II X4 B97 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 i5-2380P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1607 vs 1320
  • Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3797 vs 2539
  • Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 681 vs 430
  • Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2289 vs 1447
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2012 vs May 2010
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1607 vs 1320
PassMark - CPU mark 3797 vs 2539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 681 vs 430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2289 vs 1447

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B97

  • 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
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2380P
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B97

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1607
1320
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3797
2539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
681
430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2289
1447
Name Intel Core i5-2380P AMD Phenom II X4 B97
PassMark - Single thread mark 1607 1320
PassMark - CPU mark 3797 2539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 681 430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2289 1447
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 Phenom II X4 B97

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Deneb
Launch date January 2012 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $180 $100
Place in performance rating 2349 2338
Price now $89.99 $56.99
Processor Number i5-2380P
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 18.59 20.09
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HDXB97WFK4DGM

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz 3.2 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm 258 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) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 1160 million 758 million
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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 95 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)