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).

 

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 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1213 vs 843
• 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1953 vs 704
• 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 442 vs 219
• 2.5x better performance in 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

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1213 843
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1953 704
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	442 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	956 381

Compare specifications (specs)