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).

Intel Core i5-650

AMD Athlon II X2 235e

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: 2250 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	2250 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

2250

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	2250	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)