Intel Core i5-2415M vs AMD Athlon II P340

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2415M and AMD Athlon II P340 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 P340

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2415M

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1238 vs 837
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2014 vs 691
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 442 vs 219
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 956 vs 381

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 February 2011 vs 4 October 2010
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1238 vs 837
PassMark - CPU mark	2014 vs 691
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	442 vs 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956 vs 381

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P340

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
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2415M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II P340

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1238

837

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2014

691

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

442

219

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

956

381

Name	Intel Core i5-2415M	AMD Athlon II P340
PassMark - Single thread mark	1238	837
PassMark - CPU mark	2014	691
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	442	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956	381
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 P340
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Champlain
Launch date	20 February 2011	4 October 2010
Place in performance rating	2865	2838
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$44.95
Value for money (0-100)		8.19
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	149 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.2 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	S1g4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)