Intel Core i5 2400 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2400
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 2400
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Higher clock speed 3.1 GHz |
| | More cores 4 | | More threads 4 |
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Released July, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 240
- 2.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 240
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.51 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Jul, 2009 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 93.6W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 3.54 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 27.75 $/year | Around 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 100.92 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 72.6 °C | Almost the same | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2400 vs Athlon II X2 240
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2400 | vs | Athlon II X2 240 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| AM3 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 27.75 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 100.92 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.14 pt/W | 1.67 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 93.6W | 52.81W | |
details | Core i5 2400 | vs | Athlon II X2 240 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.6°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 63 | 23 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.54 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.51 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,244.5 | 2,103.5 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.54 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
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