Intel Core i5-2415M vs AMD Athlon II M300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2415M and AMD Athlon II M300 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).

Intel Core i5-2415M

AMD Athlon II M300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2415M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1214 vs 776
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1954 vs 670
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 442 vs 236
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 956 vs 447

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 February 2011 vs 10 September 2009
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1214 vs 776
PassMark - CPU mark	1954 vs 670
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	442 vs 236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956 vs 447

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M300

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2415M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II M300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1214

776

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1954

670

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

442

236

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

956

447

Name	Intel Core i5-2415M	AMD Athlon II M300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1214	776
PassMark - CPU mark	1954	670
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	442	236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956	447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.871

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2415M	AMD Athlon II M300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Caspian
Launch date	20 February 2011	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2961	2948
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	149 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	624 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	BGA1023	Socket S1 (S1g3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)