Core i5-2490M vs A10-7400P

Primary details

Comparing A10-7400P and Core i5-2490M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2157	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Kaveri	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	no data
Current price	$45	$1180

Detailed specifications

A10-7400P and Core i5-2490M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	245 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	102 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2410 Million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-7400P and Core i5-2490M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7400P and Core i5-2490M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1866 Controller	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	-	no data
HSA	1	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7400P and Core i5-2490M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7400P and Core i5-2490M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7400P and Core i5-2490M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7400P and Core i5-2490M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7400P and Core i5-2490M.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm

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