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Intel Core i5 2400
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See full details Intel Core i5 2400 vs i3 4130 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2400
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
8.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 2400
 | More cores 4 | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Released July, 2013
Intel Core i3 4130
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
8.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the i3 4130
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz |
| | More number of displays supported 3 |
by PCMag (Mar, 2015)AMD's APUs like the AMD A8-7600 take the opposite course, with good 3D performance at the expense of multimedia and everyday productivity.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 2400 vs 4130 among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 8.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,100 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
| More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2400 vs i3 4130
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 | i3 4130 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 54W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 27.75 $/year | 13.01 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 100.92 $/year | 47.3 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.16 pt/W | 13.07 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 93.6W | 43.88W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i5 2400 | vs | i3 4130 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.6°C | Unknown - 72°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.54 GHz | 3.47 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.51 GHz | 3.58 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,244.5 | 1,786.7 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.54 GHz | 3.47 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | Intel® HD graphics 4400 | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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