Intel Core i5-2557M vs AMD Phenom II X4 N970
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-2557M and AMD Phenom II X4 N970. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 410 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 255 |
| 913 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 905 |
| 1725 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1007 | PassMark Single Thread Rating |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-2557M | Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 N970 |
| 1700 MHz | Frequency | 2200 MHz |
| 2700 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 17 W | TDP | 35 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 3000 | GPU | |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Caspian |
| FCBGA1023 | Package | Socket S1 (638) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 409 | Single-Core Score | 248 |
| 961 | Multi-Core Score | 877 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.3.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042) | Operating System | Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011) | Model | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R425D/R525D |
| MacBookAir4,2 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-742912EFDBEE19B3 MacBookAir4,2 | Motherboard | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R425D/R525D |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-2557M | Name | AMD Phenom II X4 N970 |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 5 Stepping 3 |
| 1.70 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.19 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 2.19 GHz | |
| Package | Socket S1 (638) | |
| Codename | Caspian | |
| 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 |
| 3.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache |
Memory Information
| 4.00 GB | Size | 4.00 GB |
| Frequency | 531 MHz | |
| 1333 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR3 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 1 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 409 | Single-Core Score | 248 |
|---|---|---|
| 481 | Crypto Score | 40 |
| 393 | Integer Score | 280 |
| 432 | Floating Point Score | 212 |
| 481 838.8 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 40 69.3 MB/sec |
| 409 2.07 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 316 1.60 MB/sec |
| 443 20.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 356 16.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 485 1.37 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 256 721.3 KTE/sec |
| 344 404.4 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 301 353.3 KElements/sec |
| 399 125.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 271 84.9 Krows/sec |
| 417 22.6 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 293 15.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 333 106.1 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 251 80.0 KB/sec |
| 363 2.83 Klines/sec | Clang | 267 2.08 Klines/sec |
| 365 4.23 images/sec | Camera | 229 2.66 images/sec |
| 232 290.7 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 146 182.8 Kpairs/sec |
| 498 3087.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 294 1818.9 FPS |
| 296 16.3 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 137 7.50 Mpixels/sec |
| 426 3.28 images/sec | Face Detection | 186 1.43 images/sec |
| 433 10.7 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 214 5.28 Mpixels/sec |
| 713 35.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 370 18.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 766 10.4 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 466 6.35 Mpixels/sec |
| 518 415.8 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 261 209.4 Kpixels/sec |
| 324 2.90 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 156 1.40 Kpixels/sec |
| 433 13.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 205 6.54 Words/sec |
| 388 15.0 images/sec | Machine Learning | 115 4.43 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 961 | Multi-Core Score | 877 |
|---|---|---|
| 1164 | Crypto Score | 163 |
| 927 | Integer Score | 992 |
| 1000 | Floating Point Score | 746 |
| 1164 1.98 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 163 284.6 MB/sec |
| 1254 6.34 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1202 6.08 MB/sec |
| 911 43.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1390 65.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1207 3.40 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 599 1.69 MTE/sec |
| 741 869.8 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 1226 1.44 MElements/sec |
| 884 276.9 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1086 340.2 Krows/sec |
| 837 45.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1030 55.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 936 298.3 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 766 244.1 KB/sec |
| 872 6.80 Klines/sec | Clang | 1051 8.19 Klines/sec |
| 821 9.52 images/sec | Camera | 845 9.80 images/sec |
| 843 1.06 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 497 622.3 Kpairs/sec |
| 1520 9415.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1187 7352.5 FPS |
| 865 47.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 619 34.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1120 8.62 images/sec | Face Detection | 747 5.75 images/sec |
| 731 18.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 747 18.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1205 59.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1083 53.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1749 23.8 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1724 23.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1453 1.17 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1100 883.7 Kpixels/sec |
| 672 6.02 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 598 5.35 Kpixels/sec |
| 913 29.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 604 19.3 Words/sec |
| 589 22.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 264 10.2 images/sec |