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Intel Core i5 2400

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 2400

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
More cores 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
More threads 4 vs 2 Twice as many threads
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.51 GHz vs 3.4 GHz Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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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
Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 4x more l2 cache per core
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.57 GHz vs 3.54 GHz Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 93.6W Around 45% lower typical power consumption
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 B28

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2400
8,298
Athlon II X2 B28
2,566

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2400
2,638
Athlon II X2 B28
1,426

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2400
2,260,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 B28
133,900 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 2400
5,901
Athlon II X2 B28
2,121

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 2400
1,742
Athlon II X2 B28
1,184

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 2400  vs
Athlon II X2 B28 
Clock speed 3.1 GHz 3.4 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
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
3DNow!
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 1.92 pt/W
Typical power consumption 93.6W 52.81W

details

 Core i5 2400  vs
Athlon II X2 B28 
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 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.6°C Unknown - 74°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.54 GHz 4.57 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.51 GHz 3.4 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 3,244.5 2,406.4
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.54 GHz 4.57 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
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