Intel Core i5-650 vs AMD Phenom X3 8250e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-650 and AMD Phenom X3 8250e 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 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 82% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 729
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2250 vs 1084
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2010 vs September 2008
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1369 vs 729
PassMark - CPU mark 2250 vs 1084

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-650
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8250e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1369
729
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2250
1084
Name Intel Core i5-650 AMD Phenom X3 8250e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1369 729
PassMark - CPU mark 2250 1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 520
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1152
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 Phenom X3 8250e

Essentials

Architecture codename Clarkdale Toliman
Launch date January 2010 September 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $35
Place in performance rating 2669 2651
Price now $99.99
Processor Number i5-650
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.14
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2 285 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 1.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 382 million 450 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 65 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)