Intel Core i5-2500 vs AMD Athlon II X4 630

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2500 and AMD Athlon II X4 630 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i5-2500

AMD Athlon II X4 630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1130
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4113 vs 2168
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 712 vs 347
Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2283 vs 1155
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.022 vs 2.635
6.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 57.075 vs 8.536
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.373 vs 0.166
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.47 vs 3.684

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs September 2009
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1130
PassMark - CPU mark	4113 vs 2168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712 vs 347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2283 vs 1155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.022 vs 2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	57.075 vs 8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.373 vs 0.166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.47 vs 3.684

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 630

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	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1130

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4113

2168

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

347

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2283

1155

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.022

2.635

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

57.075

8.536

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.373

0.166

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.47

3.684

Name	Intel Core i5-2500	AMD Athlon II X4 630
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1130
PassMark - CPU mark	4113	2168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2283	1155
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.022	2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	57.075	8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.373	0.166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.47	3.684

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2500	AMD Athlon II X4 630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Propus
Launch date	January 2011	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$85	$63
Place in performance rating	2484	2975
Price now	$88.99	$42.99
Processor Number	i5-2500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	20.95	21.49
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)