Intel Core i5-2400S vs AMD Athlon II X3 425

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2400S and AMD Athlon II X3 425 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 X3 425

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400S

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1470 vs 1084
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3155 vs 1576
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 599 vs 320
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1790 vs 788

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs October 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1470 vs 1084
PassMark - CPU mark	3155 vs 1576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	599 vs 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1790 vs 788

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% 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 i5-2400S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1470

1084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3155

1576

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

599

320

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1790

788

Name	Intel Core i5-2400S	AMD Athlon II X3 425
PassMark - Single thread mark	1470	1084
PassMark - CPU mark	3155	1576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	599	320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1790	788
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 X3 425
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Rana
Launch date	January 2011	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$141	$42
Place in performance rating	2646	2638
Price now	$65.70	$26.99
Processor Number	i5-2400S
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	22.24	25.22
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 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	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
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
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	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)