Intel Core i5-4570S vs AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4570S and AMD Athlon II X4 610e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-4570S

AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4570S

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2003 vs 1037
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5019 vs 1964

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs May 2010
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2003 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	5019 vs 1964

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 610e

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 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1499 vs 823
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4263 vs 2627

Specifications (specs)
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)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1499 vs 823
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4263 vs 2627

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4570S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 610e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2003

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5019

1964

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

823

1499

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2627

4263

Name	Intel Core i5-4570S	AMD Athlon II X4 610e
PassMark - Single thread mark	2003	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	5019	1964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	823	1499
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2627	4263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	69.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.587
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1168
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3427
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1168
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3427

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4570S	AMD Athlon II X4 610e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Propus
Launch date	June 2013	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$410	$70
Place in performance rating	1761	1765
Price now	$221.32	$69.99
Processor Number	i5-4570S
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	9.03	11.77
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 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	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	71.35°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x412
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key 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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)