Intel Core i5 2450M vs AMD E 450 |
Released January, 2012
Intel Core i5 2450M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 2450M
 | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 41.8 | | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.1 GHz |
| | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 4,557 | | Significantly higher clock speed 2.5 GHz |
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Released August, 2011
AMD E 450
- 1.65 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD E 450
| | Lower typical power consumption 14.63W | | Lower annual home energy cost 4.34 $/year |
| | Lower annual commercial energy cost 15.77 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 41.8 | vs | 18.4 | More than 2.2x better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
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| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | None | Compared to all cpus, 3.1 GHz turbo clock speed is just OK | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 4,557 | vs | 1,056 | More than 4.2x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.65 GHz | More than 50% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better turbo clock speed | 1,300 MHz | vs | 600 MHz | Around 2.2x better turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 19.45 pt/W | vs | 2.98 pt/W | More than 6.5x better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 40 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 4,752 | vs | 1,127 | Around 4.2x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,403 | vs | 431 | More than 3.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 6x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | vs | 508 MHz | Around 30% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 6x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 90 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2012 | vs | Aug, 2011 | Release date 4 months later | |||
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| Lower typical power consumption | 14.63W | vs | 28.44W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 4.34 $/year | vs | 8.43 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 15.77 $/year | vs | 30.66 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2450M vs E 450
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2450M | vs | E 450 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.1 GHz | None | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
| Super 7 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
details | Core i5 2450M | vs | E 450 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 40 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 25 | 25 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 100°C | Unknown - 90°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | Radeon™ HD 6320 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 508 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,300 MHz | 600 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 18W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 4.34 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | 15.77 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 19.45 pt/W | 2.98 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 14.63W | |
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