Intel Core i5-2405S vs AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2405S and AMD Athlon X2 4850e 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.

Intel Core i5-2405S

AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2405S

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1434 vs 903
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3157 vs 783

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs March 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1434 vs 903
PassMark - CPU mark	3157 vs 783

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1198 vs 615
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1990 vs 1870

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1198 vs 615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1990 vs 1870

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2405S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4850e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1434

903

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3157

783

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

615

1198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1870

1990

Name	Intel Core i5-2405S	AMD Athlon X2 4850e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1434	903
PassMark - CPU mark	3157	783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	615	1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1870	1990

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2405S	AMD Athlon X2 4850e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Brisbane
Launch date	May 2011	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$472
Place in performance rating	2141	2162
Price now	$164.40
Processor Number	i5-2405S
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.07
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	126 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	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.5 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	0x112
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 3000
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, FCLGA1155	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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)