Intel Core i5-650 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-650 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-650

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 89 Watt
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2250 vs 1614
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2010 vs December 2006
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2250 vs 1614

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1300 vs 520
  • Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2136 vs 1152
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1300 vs 520
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2136 vs 1152

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-650
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2250
1614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
520
1300
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1152
2136
Name Intel Core i5-650 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1369 0
PassMark - CPU mark 2250 1614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 520 1300
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1152 2136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 29.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.394

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-650 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Essentials

Architecture codename Clarkdale Windsor
Launch date January 2010 December 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $35
Place in performance rating 2669 2654
Price now $99.99 $52.99
Processor Number i5-650
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.14 8.03
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2 220 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 382 million 154 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.38 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1156 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt 89 Watt

Peripherals

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

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
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)