Intel Core i5-2500S vs AMD Phenom II X4 980
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-2500S and AMD Phenom II X4 980. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 644 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 501 |
| 1890 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 1750 |
| 3427 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 2829 |
| 1660 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1521 |
| 2029 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-2500S | Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 980 |
| 2700 MHz | Frequency | 3700 MHz |
| 3700 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 2000 | GPU | |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Deneb |
| LGA1155 | Package | Socket AM3 (938) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 651 | Single-Core Score | 508 |
| 2128 | Multi-Core Score | 1776 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.2.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) |
| iMac (27-inch Mid 2011) | Model | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3 |
| iMac12,2 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-942B59F58194171B iMac12,2 | Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3 |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-2500S | Name | AMD Phenom II X4 980 |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 4 Stepping 3 |
| 2.70 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.72 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3.72 GHz | |
| Package | Socket AM3 (938) | |
| Codename | Deneb | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 4 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| Frequency | 805 MHz | |
| 1333 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR3 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 651 | Single-Core Score | 508 |
|---|---|---|
| 757 | Crypto Score | 72 |
| 601 | Integer Score | 568 |
| 742 | Floating Point Score | 450 |
| 757 1.29 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 72 125.9 MB/sec |
| 705 3.57 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 765 3.87 MB/sec |
| 645 30.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 660 31.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 664 1.87 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 555 1.56 MTE/sec |
| 485 569.3 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 576 676.8 KElements/sec |
| 566 177.2 Krows/sec | SQLite | 553 173.2 Krows/sec |
| 593 32.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 544 29.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 564 179.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 476 151.5 KB/sec |
| 569 4.44 Klines/sec | Clang | 625 4.87 Klines/sec |
| 648 7.51 images/sec | Camera | 425 4.92 images/sec |
| 485 606.2 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 432 541.0 Kpairs/sec |
| 763 4729.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 566 3506.1 FPS |
| 535 29.4 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 313 17.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 685 5.27 images/sec | Face Detection | 351 2.70 images/sec |
| 705 17.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 392 9.65 Mpixels/sec |
| 1216 59.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 867 42.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1293 17.6 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 847 11.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 897 720.7 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 518 416.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 551 4.93 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 288 2.58 Kpixels/sec |
| 862 27.6 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 538 17.2 Words/sec |
| 590 22.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 249 9.61 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2128 | Multi-Core Score | 1776 |
|---|---|---|
| 2573 | Crypto Score | 284 |
| 1972 | Integer Score | 1974 |
| 2393 | Floating Point Score | 1594 |
| 2573 4.39 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 284 495.2 MB/sec |
| 2432 12.3 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2700 13.7 MB/sec |
| 2301 108.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 2304 109.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1683 4.75 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1332 3.76 MTE/sec |
| 1675 1.97 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 2228 2.62 MElements/sec |
| 2015 631.3 Krows/sec | SQLite | 2170 679.8 Krows/sec |
| 1904 103.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2021 109.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1671 532.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1502 478.5 KB/sec |
| 2045 15.9 Klines/sec | Clang | 2339 18.2 Klines/sec |
| 2182 25.3 images/sec | Camera | 1603 18.6 images/sec |
| 2286 2.86 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1565 1.96 Mpairs/sec |
| 3019 18702.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2223 13775.3 FPS |
| 2481 136.4 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1148 63.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 2512 19.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 1310 10.1 images/sec |
| 2314 57.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1440 35.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 3555 174.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2941 144.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 4128 56.3 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 3199 43.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 3162 2.54 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 2062 1.66 Mpixels/sec |
| 1736 15.5 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1113 9.97 Kpixels/sec |
| 1526 48.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1426 45.6 Words/sec |
| 1207 46.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 726 28.0 images/sec |