Intel Core i5-5675C vs AMD Athlon 240GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-5675C 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 i5-5675C

AMD Athlon 240GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-5675C

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2234 vs 1963
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5606 vs 4527

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2234 vs 1963
PassMark - CPU mark	5606 vs 4527

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-5675C
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 240GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2234

1963

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5606

4527

Name	Intel Core i5-5675C	AMD Athlon 240GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2234	1963
PassMark - CPU mark	5606	4527
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	989
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	75.856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.401
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3147
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3649
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3147
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3649
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-5675C	AMD Athlon 240GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1275	1288
Processor Number	i5-5675C
Series	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
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	3.10 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.60 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
Maximum core temperature		95°C
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	DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x1622
eDRAM	128 MB
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1000 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
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
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.10 GHz
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	PCA 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)