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| 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 |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2400 vs Athlon II X2 240
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
8,298
Athlon II X2 240
2,624
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
2,638
Athlon II X2 240
1,423
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
2,260,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 240
112,300 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
8,258
Athlon II X2 240
2,513
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2400
9,093
Athlon II X2 240
4,487
GeekBench
Core i5 2400
10,769
Athlon II X2 240
4,487
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i5 2400
5,901
Athlon II X2 240
1,642
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i5 2400
1,742
Athlon II X2 240
938
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2400 | vs | Athlon II X2 240 |
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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 |
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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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