Intel Core i5-2520M vs AMD Athlon X4 740
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-2520M and AMD Athlon X4 740. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 533 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 428 |
| 1170 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 1168 |
| 2233 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1369 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | |
| 1296 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 1335 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-2520M | Processor | AMD Athlon X4 740 |
| 2500 MHz | Frequency | 3200 MHz |
| 3200 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3700 MHz |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 3000 | GPU | |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Trinity |
| PPGA988 | Package | Socket FM2 (904) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 516 | Single-Core Score | 429 |
| 1239 | Multi-Core Score | 1223 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| Dell Inc. Latitude E6420 | Model | Generic |
| Dell Inc. 0K0DNP | Motherboard | ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ |
| Balanced | Power Plan |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-2520M | Name | AMD Athlon X4 740 |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 16 Stepping 1 |
| 2.46 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.89 GHz |
| 3153 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3492 MHz |
| Socket 988B rPGA | Package | Socket FM2 (904) |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Trinity |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 2 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 16.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB x 2 |
| 3.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache |
Memory Information
| 4.00 GB | Size | 4.00 GB |
| 656 MHz | Frequency | 798 MHz |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| 1 | Channels | 1 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 516 | Single-Core Score | 429 |
|---|---|---|
| 669 | Crypto Score | 620 |
| 490 | Integer Score | 438 |
| 548 | Floating Point Score | 378 |
| 669 1.14 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 620 1.06 GB/sec |
| 642 3.25 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 546 2.76 MB/sec |
| 606 28.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 557 26.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 385 1.09 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 441 1.24 MTE/sec |
| 492 577.6 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 399 468.9 KElements/sec |
| 508 159.2 Krows/sec | SQLite | 444 139.1 Krows/sec |
| 530 28.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 434 23.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 447 142.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 355 113.1 KB/sec |
| 386 3.01 Klines/sec | Clang | 432 3.37 Klines/sec |
| 473 5.48 images/sec | Camera | 373 4.33 images/sec |
| 378 473.1 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 276 345.8 Kpairs/sec |
| 587 3635.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 355 2201.3 FPS |
| 432 23.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 223 12.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 563 4.34 images/sec | Face Detection | 392 3.02 images/sec |
| 562 13.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 321 7.90 Mpixels/sec |
| 823 40.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 800 39.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 946 12.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 809 11.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 591 474.4 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 462 371.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 410 3.68 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 299 2.68 Kpixels/sec |
| 539 17.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 395 12.6 Words/sec |
| 436 16.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 231 8.94 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 1239 | Multi-Core Score | 1223 |
|---|---|---|
| 1377 | Crypto Score | 1193 |
| 1228 | Integer Score | 1241 |
| 1241 | Floating Point Score | 1190 |
| 1377 2.35 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1193 2.03 GB/sec |
| 1536 7.77 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1740 8.80 MB/sec |
| 1507 71.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1703 80.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 961 2.71 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 817 2.30 MTE/sec |
| 1185 1.39 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 1165 1.37 MElements/sec |
| 1298 406.8 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1356 424.9 Krows/sec |
| 1348 73.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1355 73.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1052 335.1 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 907 288.8 KB/sec |
| 1227 9.56 Klines/sec | Clang | 1284 10.0 Klines/sec |
| 1063 12.3 images/sec | Camera | 1158 13.4 images/sec |
| 1131 1.41 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 901 1.13 Mpairs/sec |
| 1633 10118.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1321 8183.5 FPS |
| 1083 59.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1137 62.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1327 10.2 images/sec | Face Detection | 1440 11.1 images/sec |
| 1410 34.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1103 27.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1850 90.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2159 105.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 2361 32.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 2532 34.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1556 1.25 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1563 1.26 Mpixels/sec |
| 972 8.71 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 813 7.28 Kpixels/sec |
| 884 28.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 920 29.4 Words/sec |
| 494 19.1 images/sec | Machine Learning | 495 19.1 images/sec |