Intel Core i5-2415M vs AMD Athlon II Neo K345

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2415M and AMD Athlon II Neo K345 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 2 month(s) later
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• Around 107% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1198 vs 552
• 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1932 vs 527

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K345

• 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
• 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2415M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II Neo K345

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1198 552
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1932 527

Compare specifications (specs)