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 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1198 vs 717
• Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1932 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

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

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1198 717
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1932 1068
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	442 227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	956 640

Compare specifications (specs)