Intel Core i5-650 vs AMD Athlon II X2 235e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-650 and AMD Athlon II X2 235e 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 month(s) later
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 1098
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2253 vs 1079
  • Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 520 vs 292
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1152 vs 571
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1369 vs 1098
PassMark - CPU mark 2253 vs 1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 520 vs 292
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1152 vs 571

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 235e

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 73 Watt
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 73 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-650
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 235e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1369
1098
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2253
1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
520
292
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1152
571
Name Intel Core i5-650 AMD Athlon II X2 235e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1369 1098
PassMark - CPU mark 2253 1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 520 292
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1152 571
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 II X2 235e

Essentials

Architecture codename Clarkdale Regor
Launch date January 2010 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $35 $84
Place in performance rating 2669 2685
Price now $99.99 $181.88
Processor Number i5-650
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.14 2.69
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2 117 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 382 million 410 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 DDR3

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 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt 45 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)