Athlon 220GE vs i5-2500

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-2500
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.59
Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79
+7.7%

Athlon 220GE outperforms Core i5-2500 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17371688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.664.08
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency2.587.54
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)6 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$85$65

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 220GE has 518% better value for money than i5-2500.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 2000AMD Radeon Vega 3
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i5-2500 2.59
Athlon 220GE 2.79
+7.7%

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.

i5-2500 4113
Athlon 220GE 4432
+7.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.59 2.79
Integrated graphics card 0.55 2.98
Recency 9 January 2011 6 September 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

i5-2500 has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon 220GE, on the other hand, has a 7.7% higher aggregate performance score, 441.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-2500 and Athlon 220GE.


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