CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 650 vs 2400 among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 650
4.9
Core i5 2400
7.8
Core i5 3470
7.0
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 650
6.5
Core i5 2400
8.3
Core i5 3470
9.3
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 650
n.d.
Core i5 2400
n.d.
Core i5 3470
0.6
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 650
n.d.
Core i5 2400
n.d.
Core i5 3470
5.5
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 650
6.5
Core i5 2400
6.7
Core i5 3470
6.3
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 650
6.3
Core i5 2400
6.3
Core i5 3470
5.7
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.5

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 650
6.9
Core i5 2400
8.5
Core i5 3470
6.6

Winner
Intel Core i5 650 

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 650

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Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz vs 3.54 GHz More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Higher clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz Around 5% higher clock speed
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.08 GHz vs 3.51 GHz Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Lower annual commercial energy cost 96.89 $/year vs 100.92 $/year Around 5% lower annual commercial energy cost
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More cores 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Supports more RAM 32,768 MB vs 16,773.12 MB Supports more than 95% more RAM
Lower typical power consumption 93.6W vs 100.22W More than 5% lower typical power consumption
Much lower annual home energy cost 27.75 $/year vs 37.54 $/year More than 25% lower annual home energy cost
Newer Jan, 2011 vs Jan, 2010 Release date a year later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 650 vs 2400

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
4,709
Core i5 2400
8,298

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
2,168
Core i5 2400
2,638

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
1,550,000 MB/s
Core i5 2400
2,260,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
4,675
Core i5 2400
8,258

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
4,902
Core i5 2400
9,093

GeekBench

Core i5 650
6,669
Core i5 2400
10,769

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 650
3,116
Core i5 2400
5,901

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 650
1,319
Core i5 2400
1,742

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 650  vs
2400 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 3.1 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.46 GHz 3.4 GHz
Cores Dual core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1156
LGA 1155
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 73W 95W
Annual home energy cost 37.54 $/year 27.75 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 96.89 $/year 100.92 $/year
Performance per watt 4.67 pt/W 8.14 pt/W
Peak power consumption 110.6W 115.2W
Typical power consumption 100.22W 93.6W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 2,500 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i5 650  vs
2400 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 24 31
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.6°C Unknown - 72.6°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 21 63
Overclocked clock speed 4.31 GHz 3.54 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.08 GHz 3.51 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz 3.54 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Number of displays supported 2 2
GPU clock speed 733 MHz 850 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,773.12 MB 32,768 MB
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