Intel Core i5-2500 vs AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2500 and AMD Phenom X4 9450e 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 Phenom X4 9450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 76% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1703 vs 841
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4112 vs 1455

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1703 vs 841
PassMark - CPU mark	4112 vs 1455

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

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
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1703

841

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4112

1455

Name	Intel Core i5-2500	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1703	841
PassMark - CPU mark	4112	1455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2283
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	57.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.47

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2500	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Agena
Launch date	January 2011	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$85
Place in performance rating	2476	2481
Price now	$88.99
Processor Number	i5-2500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	20.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	285 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)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
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	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)