Intel Core i5-650 vs AMD Sempron LE-1250

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-650 and AMD Sempron LE-1250 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 Sempron LE-1250

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-650

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1363 vs 508
7.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2255 vs 301
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1152 vs 918

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs October 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1363 vs 508
PassMark - CPU mark	2255 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1152 vs 918

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1250

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 955 vs 520

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955 vs 520

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-650
CPU 2: AMD Sempron LE-1250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1363

508

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2255

301

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

520

955

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1152

918

Name	Intel Core i5-650	AMD Sempron LE-1250
PassMark - Single thread mark	1363	508
PassMark - CPU mark	2255	301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	520	955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1152	918
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 Sempron LE-1250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Sparta
Launch date	January 2010	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$29
Place in performance rating	2691	2663
Price now	$99.99	$99.95
Processor Number	i5-650
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.14	1.60
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 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	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)