Intel Core i5-2415M vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2415M and AMD Athlon X2 QL-67 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 X2 QL-67

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 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 65 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1225 vs 515
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1990 vs 582

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 February 2011 vs 1 September 2009
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1225 vs 515
PassMark - CPU mark	1990 vs 582

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

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

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2415M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1225

515

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1990

582

Name	Intel Core i5-2415M	AMD Athlon X2 QL-67
PassMark - Single thread mark	1225	515
PassMark - CPU mark	1990	582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956
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 X2 QL-67
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Lion
Launch date	20 February 2011	1 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2945	2961
Series	Intel Core i5	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
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	65 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)		4000 MHz
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	BGA1023	S1g2
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™)