i5-5250U vs Athlon 200GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 200GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.59
+69.3%
Core i5-5250U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.53

Athlon 200GE outperforms Core i5-5250U by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17362136
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonIntel Core i5
Power efficiency7.009.65
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$55$315

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2133 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 3Intel HD Graphics 6000
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560X1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 200GE 2.59
+69.3%
i5-5250U 1.53

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 200GE 4116
+69.1%
i5-5250U 2434

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 200GE 924
+13.4%
i5-5250U 815

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 200GE 1912
+21.9%
i5-5250U 1568

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.59 1.53
Integrated graphics card 2.98 2.20
Recency 1 June 2018 1 March 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon 200GE has a 69.3% higher aggregate performance score, 35.5% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 3 years.

i5-5250U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-5250U in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 200GE is a desktop processor while Core i5-5250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 200GE and Core i5-5250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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