Intel Core i5-2415M vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2415M and AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 i5-2415M

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• Around 81% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
• 65536x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1213 vs 537
• 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1953 vs 577

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2415M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1213 537
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1953 577

Compare specifications (specs)