Intel Core i5-2415M vs AMD Phenom II X3 P820

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2415M and AMD Phenom II X3 P820 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 9 month(s) later
  • 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
  • Around 61% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1213 vs 717
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1953 vs 1068
  • Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 442 vs 227
  • Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 956 vs 640
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 20 February 2011 vs 12 May 2010
Number of threads 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1213 vs 717
PassMark - CPU mark 1953 vs 1068
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442 vs 227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 956 vs 640

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P820

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x 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
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2415M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P820

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1213
717
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1953
1068
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
442
227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
956
640
Name Intel Core i5-2415M AMD Phenom II X3 P820
PassMark - Single thread mark 1213 717
PassMark - CPU mark 1953 1068
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442 227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 956 640
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 Phenom II X3 P820

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Champlain
Launch date 20 February 2011 12 May 2010
Place in performance rating 2960 2962
Series Intel Core i5 3x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 4 3
Transistor count 624 Million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported BGA1023 S1
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
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)