Intel Core i5-2400 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2400 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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).

Intel Core i5-2400

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3869 vs 1614
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2147 vs 2136

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs December 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3869 vs 1614
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2147 vs 2136

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1300 vs 665

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1300 vs 665

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3869

1614

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

665

1300

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2147

2136

Name	Intel Core i5-2400	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1581	0
PassMark - CPU mark	3869	1614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	665	1300
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2147	2136
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2247
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)

	Intel Core i5-2400	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Windsor
Launch date	January 2011	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
Place in performance rating	2576	2585
Price now	$83.99	$52.99
Processor Number	i5-2400
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	20.89	8.03
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	154 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	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)