Intel Core i5-2415M vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2415M and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 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 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 81% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1198 vs 564
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1932 vs 534
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 20 February 2011 vs 17 May 2006
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1198 vs 564
PassMark - CPU mark 1932 vs 534

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52

  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2415M
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1198
564
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1932
534
Name Intel Core i5-2415M AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52
PassMark - Single thread mark 1198 564
PassMark - CPU mark 1932 534
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 Turion 64 X2 TL-52

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Trinidad
Launch date 20 February 2011 17 May 2006
Place in performance rating 2969 2894
Series Intel Core i5 AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Family AMD Turion
OPN PIB TMDTL52CTWOF
OPN Tray TMDTL52HAX5CT

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 2 MB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 624 Million
Base frequency 1.6 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported BGA1023 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 31 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™)