Intel Core i5-2400S vs AMD Athlon II X2 220

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2400S and AMD Athlon II X2 220 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 i5-2400S

AMD Athlon II X2 220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400S

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 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
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1468 vs 1091
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3155 vs 1043
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 599 vs 339
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1790 vs 603

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs September 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1468 vs 1091
PassMark - CPU mark	3155 vs 1043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	599 vs 339
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1790 vs 603

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2400S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1468

1091

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3155

1043

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

599

339

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1790

603

Name	Intel Core i5-2400S	AMD Athlon II X2 220
PassMark - Single thread mark	1468	1091
PassMark - CPU mark	3155	1043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	599	339
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1790	603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	60.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.556

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2400S	AMD Athlon II X2 220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	January 2011	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$141	$32
Place in performance rating	2645	2646
Price now	$65.70	$32.19
Processor Number	i5-2400S
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	22.24	14.92
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	117 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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	410 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
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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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)