Intel Core i5-3337U vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3337U and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3337U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
  • 5.2x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 89 Watt
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1289 vs 746
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2101 vs 653
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 25 January 2013 vs April 2008
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1289 vs 746
PassMark - CPU mark 2101 vs 653

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3337U
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1289
746
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2101
653
Name Intel Core i5-3337U AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1289 746
PassMark - CPU mark 2101 653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 480
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.283
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2674
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2674

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-3337U AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Brisbane
Launch date 25 January 2013 April 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Place in performance rating 2603 2650
Price now $225 $24.99
Processor Number i5-3337U
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.21 18.01
Vertical segment Mobile Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 118 mm 126 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 154 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x166
Graphics base frequency 350 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 4000

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported FCBGA1023 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt 89 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi 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)