Intel Core i5-4690S vs AMD Athlon 240GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4690S and AMD Athlon 240GE 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 i5-4690S

AMD Athlon 240GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4690S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1963
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5527 vs 4527

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 1963
PassMark - CPU mark	5527 vs 4527

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE

Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71.35°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 71.35°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4690S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 240GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

1963

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5527

4527

Name	Intel Core i5-4690S	AMD Athlon 240GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	1963
PassMark - CPU mark	5527	4527
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	72.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.945
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1370
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5396
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1370
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5396

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4690S	AMD Athlon 240GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	1317	1295
Processor Number	i5-4690S
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray		YD240GC6M2OFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.35°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Compute Cores		5
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x412
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 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	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1000 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
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
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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)