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| Intel Core i5 2400 vs AMD Athlon II X2 B28 |
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 | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
![]() | More cores 4 | ![]() | More threads 4 |
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Released December, 2010
AMD Athlon II X2 B28
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 B28
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.57 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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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 |
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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 |
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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 | 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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